The Battle Royale

Phillip II

Spain

Louis XIV

France

Round 1

V.S.

Phillip II Louis XIV

V.S.

-Claimed Divine Rule -Expanded Catholic

Influence. Battle Protestants. -Funded/Expanded the

Inquisition.

-Freedom of Religion -No persecution of Protestants.

Later persecution of Huguenots…huts economy.

Phillip II Louis XIV

V.S.

-Taxed the lower class, looses support

-No support or change in regime.

-Never called on Estates General

-Appointed Intendents (Gov official selected by him!)

-Empowered Middle Class with jobs to take away from Nobles

Phillip II Louis XIV

V.S.

-Naval Battles to expand religion Defeats Ottoman Empire 1571

-Conflicts with

Dutch/English Navy Spanish Armada is defeated!

-Army becomes the strongest in Europe 300,000!

-Controls dissent at home/abroad.

Phillip II Louis XIV

V.S.

-New World takes attention away from Spain.

-Expulsion of Muslims/Jews means no

middle worker class.

-Farming, Mining, basic good productions encouraged.

-Put high tariffs on imported goods.

-New World colonies create mercantilist exchange.

-Encouraged the arts

Phillip II Louis XIV

V.S.

“I am the absolute Ruler”

“I am the state!”

Round 2

V.S.

Russia

Peter the Great

Catherine the Great

England

Charles I

Round 2

V.S.

-During Reform attacked Roman Catholic Church

-Tolerated Religion but only if they didn’t

oppose.

-Battled Protestants/Calvinists

-30 Years War Fighting for Catholics

-Forced Scottish to accept Anglican

-Created Church of England

Round 2

V.S.

- “Westernized” Russia

-Gov encouraged

commerce.

-Forced taxes to fund war

-Taxed the lower classes.

-Ruled without Parliament

Round 2

V.S.

-Taxed lower classes to fund standing Army

-Expanded Army/Developed Navy

-Bishops War

-30 Years War Fighting for Catholics

-Expanded Russian Borders

Round 2

V.S.

-Westernized economy, encouraged industry &

commerce

-Encouraged the arts/technology

-Forced tax to pay for wars

-Granted Monopolies to businesses for a cut.

-Country goes bankrupt