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The Great Elector Flag of Prussia

Fredrick William I

Vocab Rachel Hollinger

militarism- when military needs and military values permeate all of spheres of life

Drang nach Osten- or drive to the East, was a medieval conquest by the German-speaking peoples

Teutonic Knights- a military crusading order which had conquered and Christianized the native peoples in the thirteenth century

Junkers- the whole landed aristocracy

People Tara

Charles XII- won victories over Denmark, Poland, and Russia as a Swede, was crushed by the Russians after leading an army back and froth through the East European plain, he fled to Turkey

the Great Elector- one of the first men to shape modern Prussia, thought that having a competent army made him look better in the eyes of the larger and stronger states, became King Frederick I of Prussia

Frederick William I- king from 1713-1740, The Great Elector was his father and Frederick the Great is his son, cut the expense of the royal household by 3/4th, all of his policies were designed to serve the army that he loved so much, was always in uniform, created a special unit of men in the army that ranged from 6 to 7 feet tall of men all over Europe, invented a new system of recruiting, trained the sons of the Junkers, increased the size of the army

Frederick the Great- Frederick II, became king in 1740, moved his forces into Silesia which doubled the population of Prussia, the army was increased to about 200,000 troops and was established as a great power

Danetta

**The Great Elector** **Frederick the Great** **A Map showing the growth of prussia and its conquests** Militarism - when military needs and values permeate all other spheres of life.
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Drang nach Osten (Drive to the East) - a medieval conquest by the german-speaking people from the Elbe river to Poland.

Teutonic Knights - a military crusading order which conquered and christianized the native people of the 13th century.

Junkers - the whole landed aristocracy.

Michael Childs Important People

Rulers of Sweden: Frederick William (The Great Elector): Was the first of the men who shaped modern Prussia, would later become king of prussia. Frederick William I: King of prussia from 1713 to 1740. son of frederick the great, and his grandfather was the great elector. ruled the country in a fatherly way.
 * Gustavas Adolphus
 * Queen Christina
 * Charles XII