: Includes full solutions for the "New History" series questions .
Including the American War of Independence and the Great French Revolution .
Through trade monopolies (East India Companies) and military force to secure resources .
Monarchs (like Frederick II) using Enlightenment ideas to reform their states while keeping absolute power . What caused the 1789 crisis?
Economic hardship, the inequality of the Three Estates, and the weak rule of Louis XVI . How did Europe influence Asia?