E.+and+W.+Europe+Social+Structure

//Matt Devlin//
 * Prompt:** “By 1700 it had become evident that Western Europe and Eastern Europe were moving in opposite directions in terms of their basic social structures.” Discuss.

__Topic 1 - East Europe__
 * Serfdom
 * Catherine the Great
 * Charter of Nobility
 * liberated nobles from service
 * increased amounts of serfdom
 * Crushed Pugachev Rebellion
 * Prussia - Frederick II "the Great"
 * centralized government
 * //Forms of Government//
 * ideal and efficient government
 * did not produce equality
 * difficult/nearly impossible to move between social classes
 * Junkers (nobility still heavily favored)

__Topic 2 - West Europe__ >
 * Non-serfdom
 * Enlightenment
 * Human rights
 * philosophes
 * Voltaire
 * religious tolerance
 * Adam Smith
 * laissez faire
 * //Wealth of Nations//
 * increased rates of literacy
 * philosophes could spread work faster

__Thesis:__ In Eastern and Western Europe during the 18th century, significant difference were evident in the respective social structures, which included the effects of serfdom in Eastern Europe and the Enlightenment movement in Western Europe.