The Junkers were Prussian nobles who were hesitant to support the efforts of Frederick William to create a centralized state, but eventually worked with him to achieve this goal. They formed the backbone of the Prussian military and bureaucracy, and maintained their influence even as the absolute authority of the monarch strengthened.

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The Junkers Were

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The Junkers were

A) Dutch merchants who made up the oligarchy that controlled the government of the Netherlands.
B) Prussian nobles who reluctantly worked with Frederick William to consolidate the Prussian state.
C) Members of the janissary corps who filled the posts of the Ottoman bureaucracy and military.
D) Russian administrators who accepted the westernization policies of Peter the Great.

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