Which Event Dramatically Changed the Outcome of the Seven Years

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which event dramatically changed the outcome of the Seven Years' War?

• A) George II's death in 1760, which left Hanover vulnerable to attack by Prussia and brought Great Britain into the war
• B) The Turks' unexpected entry into the war on the side of Prussia, through which they hoped to regain territory lost to their joint enemy, Austria
• C) The death of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, after which her successor immediately reversed her anti-Prussian policy, allowing Frederick the Great to escape a crushing defeat
• D) The great Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which so devastated the French and Spanish economies that those countries were unable to fully pursue the war

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