Nine Years' War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the duration of hostilities?1688-1697
2. What is the concluding accord?Peace of Ryswick (1697)
3. What was the Nine Years' War and why did it happen?It was a big war in Europe between France and a group of other countries called the Grand Alliance. It started because France wanted more land and power, and other countries were scared of that.
4. Who were the main leaders in the Nine Years' War?The French king Louis XIV, called the Sun King, and the English king William III of Orange were the two main leaders. They had very different ideas about how to run their countries.

Hegemony: Dominant influence or authority of one country or state over others.
Balance of Power: A political arrangement where states have roughly equal military strength, preventing any single state from dominating.
War of the Spanish Succession: A subsequent major European conflict (1701-1714) directly resulting from unresolved succession issues from the Nine Years' War.