18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History

The video explores 18th-century European history, focusing on how monarchs incorporated Enlightenment ideas into policies. It discusses the rise in population and living standards, the wars of succession, and territorial expansion. The video also covers global conflicts like the Seven Years War, the economic impacts of these wars, and the rebellions in Russia and the American Revolution. It highlights uprisings against Spanish colonial rule and concludes with the long-term outcomes of these wars, including the Partition of Poland and the financial crisis in France leading to the French Revolution.

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