Analyze the military, political, and social factors that account for the rise of Prussia between 1640 and 1786. The rise of Prussia between 1640 and 1786 occurred as a result of a combination of military, political, and social factors. War and the threat of war aided Frederick William and Frederick William I greatly in their attempts to build royal absolutism in Prussia. Due to the wartime atmosphere, Frederick William and Frederick William I were able to reduce the political …showed first 75 words of 769 total…

…showed last 75 words of 769 total…and Frederick William I’s obsessive development of the army into a highly disciplined and well-trained army caused Prussia to stand out in Europe as a military power. The two rulers’ reconfirmations that the nobility had control over the peasantry satisfied the nobility and caused them to work well as officers in the army. Frederick William’s and Frederick William I’s use of a strong centralized bureaucracy gave rise to Prussia by uniting it.