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Historical regime · 1740–1871

Prussia

Militarist enlightened absolutism

Prussia leans hardest toward Hawk, Traditional and Authority.

MAPVOTEFREEDOMBORDERSWARCULTUREPROPERTYECONOMYTRADERELIGIONSOCIETYTECH
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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map75% central · strong
LocalCentral

Centralised bureaucratic state.

Vote95% authority · all in
DemocracyAuthority

Enlightened absolutism under Frederick the Great.

Freedom75% order · strong
LibertyOrder

Tolerant in belief, strict in obedience.

Borders75% nationalist · strong
GlobalistNationalist

Raison d’état and power politics.

War100% hawk · all in
DoveHawk

"An army with a state"; universal conscription.

Culture75% multicultural · strong
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Welcomed Huguenot and other refugees.

Property75% private · strong
SharedPrivate

Junker estates and state domains.

Economy81% planned · strong
PlannedFree market

State-directed cameralist economy.

Trade75% protectionist · strong
Free tradeProtectionist

Protective tariffs, later the Zollverein customs union.

Religion65% religious · leaning
SecularReligious

"Everyone may be saved in his own fashion."

Society100% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Duty, order and hierarchy.

TechDoesn't apply to its era

Pioneer of compulsory schooling and research universities.

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