Compare and contrast the efforts of Joseph II and Catherine II to implement enlightened reforms. Which monarch was more successful? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Joseph II's attempts to centralize authority and undertake agrarian reform
2. The diversity of the Austrian Empire and rebellions against Joseph's reforms
3. Catherine II's centralization of authority with minimal reform
4. Catherine's bold expansion of the Russian state and aggressive foreign policy
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