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The 73 pages that link to Seven Years' War, each with the reason it gives.

• American RevolutionNarrower topic: Britain's war debts and new imperial policies helped trigger colonial resistance.

• Treaty of Paris (1763)Narrower topic: The treaty ended the war’s main European and overseas hostilities.

• Kingdom of PrussiaRelated: Frederick II’s survival secured Prussia’s status as a major European power.

• Frederick the GreatBroader topic: Frederick survived a coalition that threatened to erase Prussia's wartime gains.

• Maria TheresaRelated: Maria Theresa fought to recover Silesia from Prussia during this war.

• New FranceRelated: Its North American campaigns broke France’s ability to defend its mainland colony.

• VoltaireRelated: Voltaire’s war satire and historical writing challenged patriotic accounts of military glory.

• French and Indian WarNarrower topic: The North American conflict became one theater of this wider war.

• War of the Austrian SuccessionRelated: The unresolved rivalry over Silesia helped draw Austria and Prussia into renewed war.

• Battle of PlasseyNarrower topic: British-French rivalry in India formed the wider imperial setting for the battle.

• Louis XVRelated: Its outcome cost France major colonial possessions and intensified royal debt.

• Estates-General of 1789Related: Its costs contributed to the monarchy’s long-term debt burden.

• Bourbon ReformsRelated: Spain’s losses, especially Havana, exposed weaknesses that prompted a new reform drive.

• Imjin WarRelated: This name emphasizes the war’s duration and its three principal states.

• Silesian WarsNarrower topic: The Third Silesian War was its principal European land conflict.

• George II of Great BritainRelated: The war began during George II’s final years and reshaped Britain’s imperial position.

• British imperialismRelated: Britain's victory reshaped its overseas holdings and strengthened its position in India and North America.

• Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)Related: The prolonged war weakened all three states and reshaped regional power.

• Royal Proclamation of 1763Narrower topic: Britain’s territorial gains at the war’s end made a new governing policy necessary.

• Treaty of HubertusburgNarrower topic: The treaty ended the war’s continental struggle, while separate agreements settled its wider conflicts.

• William Pitt the ElderRelated: Pitt made this conflict the central arena of his strategy and political leadership.

• Acadian expulsionNarrower topic: The war provides the wider imperial conflict in which the expulsion took place.

• Elizabeth of RussiaRelated: Russia fought Prussia during Elizabeth’s reign, expanding her court’s military and diplomatic burdens.

• Gebhard Leberecht von BlücherRelated: Blücher began his military career in Swedish service during this war.

• Alexander SuvorovRelated: Suvorov gained early combat experience as a Russian officer during this war.

• Brandenburg-PrussiaRelated: Prussia's survival preserved its great-power standing after territorial expansion.

• Carnatic WarsNarrower topic: The third Carnatic War was the Indian theater of this wider struggle.

• Diplomatic RevolutionBroader topic: The new alliances shaped the war that began the same year as the revolution’s treaties.

• Georgian eraBroader topic: Britain’s victory expanded its empire while leaving the state deeply indebted.

• Quebec ActNarrower topic: Britain’s victory in the war created the imperial setting for the act.

• Battle of LeuthenNarrower topic: Leuthen was a major Prussian victory in the war’s European theater.

• Battle of RossbachNarrower topic: Rossbach was one engagement in the war’s European campaigns.

• Battle of the Plains of AbrahamNarrower topic: The battle was a pivotal North American episode in this worldwide war.

• Madame de PompadourRelated: Critics blamed her for France’s diplomatic reversals, though her role in policy remains disputed.

• Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)Related: Renewed Austro-Prussian rivalry after 1748 helped lead to this later war.

• Atlantic revolutionsNarrower topic: Its aftermath intensified imperial taxation and political disputes that helped set revolutions in motion.

• Augustus III of PolandRelated: Prussian occupation of Saxony displaced Augustus’s court and devastated his electorate.

• CandideRelated: Its violence forms part of the contemporary world of war that Candide satirizes.

• Russian invasion of East PrussiaNarrower topic: The Russian occupation was one eastern theater of this wider war.

• Battle of KunersdorfNarrower topic: The battle was one of Prussia’s most dangerous defeats in this wider war.

• Early modern warfareBroader topic: Its campaigns linked European theaters with struggles over colonies, trade, and naval power.

• James WolfeNarrower topic: Wolfe’s Quebec campaign was one theater of this wider war.

• Louis Antoine de BougainvilleRelated: Bougainville gained military experience in this war before commanding expeditions.

• Stamp ActNarrower topic: Its cost and North American aftermath shaped Britain’s plans for colonial revenue.

• Gotthold Ephraim LessingRelated: Its aftermath forms the setting for Minna von Barnhelm and shapes the play’s concerns with honor.

• ImpressmentRelated: Wartime expansion increased the Royal Navy’s demand for manpower.

• Battle of KolínNarrower topic: Kolín was a decisive early setback within Prussia’s struggle against Austria and its allies.

• Ernst Gideon von LaudonNarrower topic: Laudon built his military reputation in Austria’s struggle against Prussia during this war.

• First Silesian WarRelated: Austria later joined a coalition seeking to recover Silesia from Prussia.

• George GrenvilleRelated: Its costs and territorial aftermath formed the fiscal problem Grenville sought to address.