The most powerful conflict between Austria and Prussia in the eighteenth century was over
A) religion; Austria was Catholic and Prussia Protestant.
B) the Prussian seizure of Silesia.
C) unification of the Holy Roman Empire.
D) the potential division of the Ottoman Empire.
E) Austrian claims to northern Italy.

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The most powerful conflict between Austria and Prussia in the eighteenth century was over the Prussian seizure of Silesia. This conflict, known as the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), was fought over the disputed succession to the Habsburg throne and ended with Prussia being recognized as the dominant power in Germany.

The Most Powerful Conflict Between Austria and Prussia in the Eighteenth