The Swedish Empire (Swedish: stormaktstiden, "the era of great power") refers to the Kingdom of Sweden's territorial control of much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries, a time when Sweden was one of the great European powers.[1] The beginning of the Empire is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and the end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the Great Northern War. In Swedish history, the period is referred to as stormaktstiden, literally meaning "the Great Power era".[1]
After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the empire was, over lengthy periods, controlled by part of the high nobility, most prominently the Oxenstierna family, acting as tutors for minor regents. The interests of the high nobility contrasted with the uniformity policy (i.e., the upholding of the traditional equality in status of the Swedish estates favoured by the kings and peasantry). In territories acquired during the periods of de facto noble rule, serfdom was not abolished, and there was also a trend to set up respective estates in Sweden proper. The Great Reduction of 1680 put an end to these efforts of the nobility and required them to return estates once gained from the crown to the king. Serfdom, however, remained in force in the dominions acquired in the Holy Roman Empire and in Swedish Estonia, where a consequent application of the uniformity policy was hindered by the treaties by which they were gained.
After the victories in the Thirty Years' War, the climax of the great power era was reached during the Second Northern War, when their primary adversary Denmark was neutralized by the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. However, in the further course of this war as well as in the subsequent Scanian War, Sweden was able to maintain her empire only with support of her closest ally, France.[2] Charles XI of Sweden consolidated the empire and ensured a period of peace, before Russia, Saxony and Denmark started a concerted attack on his successor, Charles XII. After initial Swedish victories, Charles secured the empire for some time in the Peace of Travendal (1700) and the Treaty of Altranstädt (1706), before the Battle of Poltava (1709) finally brought the great power era of Sweden to an end.
It emphasized US economic strength. It emphasized US military strength. It promoted the strength of US scientists and inventors.
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The 13th Amendment banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime. ... The 15th Amendment prohibited governments from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or past servitude.
The long lasting tensions between US and Cuba were a US trade embargo.
<h3>Where is Cuba?</h3>
Cuba lies around the water areas which is the south of the tropic of cancer and at the intersection of the Atlantic ocean. It situated in the west of gulf of Mexico.
The long lasting aspect of the tensions that arose between the US and Cuba in the 1660 was related to the US trade embryo.
The country is located in the western Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, south of Florida and the Bahamas, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Bahamas, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States all have marine boundaries with Cuba.
The specific position is in the northern Caribbean region, where the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico converge. Havana is the capital city, while other major cities include Camagüey, Holguin, Guantánamo, and Santiago de Cuba. Cuba is classified as a country in North America.
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