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Library of Congress

Loc: Country Studies: Age of Enlightened Absolutism 1648 1789

For Students 9th - 10th
Europe following the Thirty Years War, focusing on the rivalry between Germany and Austria, in particular the competition between the Hohenzollern Dynasty of Brandenburg and Prussia, and the imperial Habsburgs of Austria.
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PBS

Pbs the Great War: Kaiser Wilhelm a Mystery

For Students 9th - 10th
Historian Jay Winter discusses the life of Kaiser Wilhelm and questions his ultimate responsibility as the architect for World War I.