Western Civilization II / Unit 6 WC2 0522 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Maria Theresa and Joseph II: Reform From Vienna
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The idea
The anchor names Joseph II only as Maria Theresa's co-ruler. The witness supplies his reign: full legal freedom extended to serfs in seventeen eighty-one and eighty-two, the Church made a tool of the state, and reversal under landlord pressure after his death.
In practice
The witness: at ease with Enlightenment ideas.
Where people slip
This entry's reforms rest on the witness texts, not the anchor.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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