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| | Seven Years War. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | In 1755, when hostilities broke out in North America, George II, king of England and elector of Hanover, negotiated the Treaty of Westminster with Frederick II of Prussia, who guaranteed the neutrality of Hanover. |
 | | The treaty of Hubertusburg, though it restored the prewar status quo, marked the ascendancy of Prussia as a leading European power. |
 | | Through the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain emerged as the worlds chief colonial empire, which was its primary goal in the war, and France lost most of its overseas possessions. |
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