History Western Civilization 2: Lesson 40 Essay- (1) “What were the key ideas of mercantilism?” (2) “What were the causes and outcomes of the wars involving France in the latter half of the seventeenth century?” (3) “What was at stake in the War of the Spanish Succession?” – Josh Springfield

History Western Civilization 2: Lesson 40 Essay- (1) “What were the key ideas of mercantilism?” (2) “What were the causes and outcomes of the wars involving France in the latter half of the seventeenth century?” (3) “What was at stake in the War of the Spanish Succession?”

The key idea of mercantilism was that it should be government policy to try to make a country richer through interventions into the free market. People who liked mercantilism said that we can’t just let people make their own decisions in the market. They thought the government needed to intervene according to a certain plan. … Continue reading History Western Civilization 2: Lesson 40 Essay- (1) “What were the key ideas of mercantilism?” (2) “What were the causes and outcomes of the wars involving France in the latter half of the seventeenth century?” (3) “What was at stake in the War of the Spanish Succession?”