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Diplomatic Revolution

Years: 1756 - 1756

The Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 is the reversal of longstanding alliances in Europe between the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.[

Austria goes from an ally of Britain to an ally of France, while Prussia becomes an ally of Britain.

The most influential diplomat involved is Prince Kaunitz of Austria.

It is part of the stately quadrille, a term popularly used to describe the constantly shifting alliances between the Great Powers of Europe during the eighteenth century.

It is part of efforts to preserve or upset the European balance of power.

"History should be taught as the rise of civilization, and not as the history of this nation or that. It should be taught from the point of view of mankind as a whole, and not with undue emphasis on one's own country. Children should learn that every country has committed crimes and that most crimes were blunders. They should learn how mass hysteria can drive a whole nation into folly and into persecution of the few who are not swept away by the prevailing madness."

—Bertrand Russell, On Education (1926)