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 * Essay Prompt**: Write an essay collaboratively in which you describe the similarities and differences between the three monarchs: Peter the Great, Maria Theresa and Frederick II (Frederick the Great). Be sure to include an introductory paragraph, conclusion and at least 2 body paragraphs. Also, include at least **one primary source**.

Khiara Farias, Ethan Dujon, Ashley Courtney Mrs. Wood 11/23/10   Period 3

khiara farias- intro During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Austria, Prussia and Russia faced some major difficulties, and had a great number of accomplishments. Maria Theresa of Austria, Fredrick the Great and Peter the Great all faught for the land that they controlled, which lead to some major battles in history. Maria had success in expanding lands and states. Fredrick gained loyalty of his people and Peter created the largest standing army in Europe. Some accomplishments and difficulties that Austria, Prussia and Russia faced are similar and some are different from each other.

Ashley Courtney similarities paragraph Austria, Prussia, and Russia have some of the same goals as a country, much like any other. They are all trying desperately to push their borders, and expand their lands. Although in their attempts to do so, they have come across more resisting people. Russia, greedy for land and goods, started a long war with Sweden. Peter the Great forced citizens into labor for power of St. Petersburg, and thousands died. Likewise, Prussia participated in the Seven Years War. This war was between Austria and Prussia, and Prussia seized Silesia from Austria. These country's have the same ambition as each other, and consequently quarrel to achieve their desire.

  khiara farias-conclusion  During the 17th and 18th centuries Austria, Prussia, and Russia had many of the same intentions, they also had a lot of different intentions too. They had their own issues, and their own points of success. They all faught for their land that was in their conrtol. Even though their ideas had their simmilarites and differances, Maria Theresa, Fredrick the Great and Peter the Great, ruled the way that they wanted to rule their territories. In the end though they all had the same ideas.

