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Weakened Habsburg influence.
Gave France gains in Alsace.

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Weakened Habsburg influence.
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Strengthened Habsburg influence.
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Restored Spanish influence.
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Ended Bourbon influence.
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Confirmed Spanish decline.
Enhanced Louis XIV's dynastic position.

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Confirmed Spanish decline.
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Confirmed Spanish recovery.
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Confirmed French isolation.
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Confirmed Habsburg recovery.
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","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the treaty's significance: Habsburg Spain had been forced to concede defeat. The settlement confirmed Spanish decline and enhanced Louis XIV's dynastic position."}]},{"id":"57f8b982-03af-48e1-97a1-4a1bacefec17","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What limit on French dominance did the Treaty of Utrecht 1713 impose?","back":"No union of the French and Spanish crowns.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"No union of the French and Spanish crowns.","correct":true,"explanation":"Utrecht allowed Philip V to remain king of Spain only after renouncing his claim to France, preventing a union that could have created an overwhelmingly powerful Bourbon monarchy."},{"text":"No Bourbon monarch on the Spanish throne.","correct":false,"explanation":"Utrecht did not remove the Bourbons from Spain: Philip V retained the Spanish throne. 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