Seven Years War (AKA The French and Indian War) (20 ene 1756 año – 6 ene 1763 año)
Descripción:
Arguably the first world war, as it involved every great European power and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines.
Causes:
Austrian Habsburgs tried to retake control of the rich province of Silesia from the the Prussian Empire. Colonial struggles between England and France in the Americas and India channeled the war across the world
Effects:
England emerges as the most powerful nation in the world, but with a massive debt that will eventually result in the lost of its colonies in New England
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