Enlightened Despotism

Question	Answer
Frederick The Great Image: Frederick+The+Great (binary/octet-stream)	He invited Voltaire to his court and sought his advice on how to be an enlightened ruler. He made Prussia the best ruled nation in Europe.
Peter The Great Image: Peter+The+Great (binary/octet-stream)	He was in charge of making Russia a part of Europe, and he provided a trade route with Western Europe.
Catherine The Great Image: Catherine+The+Great (binary/octet-stream)	She was the wife of the russian czar Peter III. She read the words of Montesquieu and Voltaire, and imported Western culture to Russia.
Maria Theresa Image: Maria+Theresa (binary/octet-stream)	She think that Austria (the country she was ruling) was weak and began a series of reforms, she also limited the power of the catholic church.
Joseph II Image: Joseph+Ii (binary/octet-stream)	Furthered the reforms of his mother Maria Theresa. He introduced a single tax for everyone and reformed the educational and judicial system. After his death his brother Leopold II was forced to back away from these reforms.

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