History UsefulNotes / SevenYearsWar

* ''Der Große König'': A German film made in 1942 to inspire morale by associating Prussian [[ProudWarriorRace tradition]] with [[ThoseWackyNazis guess who]]. Ironically the real "Great King"(Frederick the Great) of the title would have thought his alleged spiritual descendants were overlate for an appointment with the [[ATasteOfTheLash Knoutmaster]].
** Between the World Wars, films involving Frederick the Great were a boom genre in Germany. Some of the ones involving the Seven Years' War include

* The French and Indian War looms in the background of ''Film/ThePatriot''. While set during the American Revolution, [[RetiredBadass Benjamin Martin]] and several other characters are veterans of said war. Major Jean Villeneuve, who fought for the opposite side, lost his family to the English.

Often referred to in the US as the 'French and Indian War', what with the British North American colonies being restricted to - you guessed it - raising handfuls militia to defend against small-scale French and Indian raids and launch little raids of their own. This small-scale conflict is is actually what sparked the larger war, with the first shot being fired by [[YoungFutureFamousPeople a young militia officer]] by the name of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington. It also marked a crucial turning point in the history of UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, as the colony of New France was ceded to the British by France - setting the stage for Canada's later development as a bilingual country and (with the introduction of lots of fresh immigrants to sideline them) loyalty to the national government during the next British Civil War (aka 'The American Revolution'). To French-Canadian populations this war is often referred to as ''La Guerre de Conquête'' ('The War of Conquest'), since effectively, that's what it was from a French-Canadian perspective.

Its result led to the founding of UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire and a secessionist British state that would, two centuries later, become more populous and richer than her (via UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution). On the other hand, it also marked the end of the first French Colonial Empire overseas and arguably caused her to turn inward to Europe again during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Most notably, the war marked the ascent of Prussia to Great Power status when she finally managed to conquer ''just'' enough territory (from the Austrian Habsburgs) to be able to put up a decent fight against the other Great Powers. However, on the Prussian part, the war was a very dangerous wager that it could not possibly have survived, let alone won - they only came out on top because nobody was willing or able to test whether Prussia was still up for a fight after the war. This has been referred to as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_House_of_Brandenburg "Miracle of the House Brandenburg"]], which may or may not have caused a Prussian belief in a invincible military, which was further reinforced through the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar and would prove disastrous for Germany in both world wars.

Fought from 1756 to 1763, this was one of the most important wars in history and the largest of the classical 18th-century power struggles. It pitted a coalition of [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Britain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Portugal]], and a few minor northern German states against an opposing alliance of [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} France]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} Austria]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} Spain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Sweden]], and most of the other German states. It was in a way a bipolar war, consisting of the struggle between various (mostly German) families (and the realms they ruled) for control of UsefulNotes/CentralEurope and the struggle between Britain and France for control of overseas markets and colonies, mainly in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, with more minor actions in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica and southern UsefulNotes/{{India}}. The latter aspect of the war has led some historians to label it the ''real'' "first [[EarthIsABattlefield world war]]", as fighting took place on every inhabited continent except UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}.[[note]]Yes, there was a small African theatre in this war: the British took the French outposts in Senegal during this war. These were returned to the French at the conclusion of the war.[[/note]]

Fought from 1756 to 1763, this was one of the most important wars in history and the largest of the classical 18th-century power struggles. It pitted a coalition of [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Britain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Portugal]], and a few minor northern German states against an opposing alliance of [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} France]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} Austria]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} Spain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Sweden]], and most of the other German states. It was in a way a bipolar war, consisting of the struggle between various (mostly German) families (and the realms they ruled) for control of UsefulNotes/CentralEurope and the struggle between Britain and France for control of overseas markets and colonies, mainly in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, with more minor actions in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica and southern UsefulNotes/{{India}}. The latter aspect of the war has led some historians to label it the ''real'' "first [[EarthIsABattlefield world war]]", as fighting took place on every inhabited continent except Australia.[[note]]Yes, there was a small African theatre in this war: the British took the French outposts in Senegal during this war. These were returned to the French at the conclusion of the war.[[/note]]

Fought from 1756 to 1763, this was one of the most important wars in history and the largest of the classical 18th-century power struggles. It pitted a coalition of [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Britain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Portugal]], and a few minor northern German states against an opposing alliance of [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} France]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} Austria]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} Spain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Sweden]], and most of the other German states. It was in a way a bipolar war, consisting of the struggle between various (mostly German) families (and the realms they ruled) for control of UsefulNotes/CentralEurope and the struggle between Britain and France for control of overseas markets and colonies, mainly in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, with more minor actions in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica and southern India. The latter aspect of the war has led some historians to label it the ''real'' "first [[EarthIsABattlefield world war]]", as fighting took place on every inhabited continent except Australia.[[note]]Yes, there was a small African theatre in this war: the British took the French outposts in Senegal during this war. These were returned to the French at the conclusion of the war.[[/note]]

Fought from 1756 to 1763, this was one of the most important wars in history and the largest of the classical 18th-century power struggles. It pitted a coalition of [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Britain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Portugal]], and a few minor northern German states against an opposing alliance of [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} France]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} Austria]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} Spain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Sweden]], and most of the other German states. It was in a way a bipolar war, consisting of the struggle between various (mostly German) families (and the realms they ruled) for control of UsefulNotes/CentralEurope and the struggle between Britain and France for control of overseas markets and colonies, mainly in North America, with more minor actions in South America and southern India. The latter aspect of the war has led some historians to label it the ''real'' "first [[EarthIsABattlefield world war]]", as fighting took place on every inhabited continent except Australia.[[note]]Yes, there was a small African theatre in this war: the British took the French outposts in Senegal during this war. These were returned to the French at the conclusion of the war.[[/note]]

Fought from 1756 to 1763, this was one of the most important wars in history and the largest of the classical 18th-century power struggles. It pitted a coalition of [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Britain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Portugal]], and a few minor northern German states against an opposing alliance of [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} France]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} Austria]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russia]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} Spain]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Sweden]], and most of the other German states. It was in a way a bipolar war, consisting of the struggle between various (mostly German) families (and the realms they ruled) for control of Central Europe and the struggle between Britain and France for control of overseas markets and colonies, mainly in North America, with more minor actions in South America and southern India. The latter aspect of the war has led some historians to label it the ''real'' "first [[EarthIsABattlefield world war]]", as fighting took place on every inhabited continent except Australia.[[note]]Yes, there was a small African theatre in this war: the British took the French outposts in Senegal during this war. These were returned to the French at the conclusion of the war.[[/note]]

Often referred to in the US as the 'French and Indian War', what with the British North American colonies being restricted to - you guessed it - raising handfuls militia to defend against small-scale French and Indian raids and launch little raids of their own. It also marked a crucial turning point in the history of UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, as the colony of New France was ceded to the British by France - setting the stage for Canada's later development as a bilingual country and (with the introduction of lots of fresh immigrants to sideline them) loyalty to the national government during the next British Civil War (aka 'The American Revolution'). To French-Canadian populations this war is often referred to as ''La Guerre de Conquête'' ('The War of Conquest'), since effectively, that's what it was from a French-Canadian perspective.

* While none of the titular Revolutions of Podcast/{{Revolutions}} happened during the Seven Years War, Creator/MikeDuncan shows how the war in its various theaters affected the situation ahead of the revolutions - it would set the ground for the UsefulNotes/AmericanRevolution, the geopolitical situation ahead of the French Revolution and ultimately would also affect the Haitian and Latin American revolutions