HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Making Money, Total War
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Internal nature of a state matters, power of war and conflict to develop its own logic. 1786, three years after the end of the war for america. The king of france was weary of the cost of the war. The french are so financially bankrupt they chose not to intervene. Joseph of vienna, leader of a s rian habsb rg. (cid:343)france has fallen and i do b she wo ld ever rise again(cid:344) the french s a e wasn" organized in a way that they can collect enough money. The cult of the king is beginning to fall apart. France can" borrow money beca se no one will lend hem money. 1789, he french foreign minis er will ell his king ha france can" involve in any diploma ic iss es ntil they solve its internal violence. Louis xv kept his power but it is lessened. Eastern powers e. g. prussia and russia are focused on poland.
