Which one of the following was an outcome of the Seven Years' War?

Question

A. Great Britain lost its territories in India.
B. Prussia was established as a major European power.
C. France gained new territory in North America.
D. Maria Theresa became Empress of Austria.

Answer 1

"B" is the best answer.

Maria Theresa was already Empress of Austria.

Great Britain gained notable successes in India.

France lost most of its territories in North America.

Answer 2

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR (1754 and 1756–1763), some of the theatres of which are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War (see below), was a war in the mid-18th century that enveloped both European and colonial theatres. The war was described by Winston Churchill as the first world war[1], as it was the first conflict in human history to be fought around the globe, though all of the combatants were either European nations or their overseas colonies.

The war involved all major powers of Europe: Prussia, Great Britain (with British Colonies in North America, the British East India Company, and Ireland), and Hanover were pitted against Austria, France (with New France and the French East India Company), the Russian Empire, Sweden, and Saxony. Spain and Portugal were later drawn into the conflict, while a force from the neutral United Provinces of the Netherlands was attacked in India.

The most tangible outcome of the war was the end of France’s power in the Americas (having only French Guiana, Saint-Domingue, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon left to them and Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, la Desirade and Martinique returned to them[2]) and the emergence of Great Britain as the dominant colonial power in the world. Additionally, France's navy was crippled which meant only an ambitious rebuilding program and combination with the Spanish fleet would see it again threaten the Royal Navy's command of the sea [3]. On the other side of the world, the British East India Company acquired the strongest position within India, which was to become the "jewel in the imperial crown".

Answer 3

B. Prussia became a major power in Europe under Fredrick the Great (Frederick II).

He contemplated suicide during the war because he was getting militarily bankrupt but was saved by Russia's withdrawal from the war after Catherine the Great died.