1.TheGreatNorthernWar(1700-1721)wasaconflictwagedbytheRussianEmpiretogainaccesstotheBalticSeaandtocompetewiththeSwedish王国fordominance.2.TheoutcomeofthewarestablishedRussiaasaBalticpower,whileSwedenexperienceddeclineandwasremovedfromthelistofEuropeangreatpowers.3.Thebackgroundofthewar:Duringthe16thand17thcenturies,SwedenbuiltaBalticempire,includingKarelia,Estonia,andothers.However,Swedenwasunabletomaintainitsmilitarypresenceinthelong-termwars.4.Inthelate17thcentury,PetertheGreatascendedtothethrone,seekingto重建theBalticstatusofRussia.In1700,theRussian,Danish,andSaxonalliancelaunchedtheNorthernWar.5.Theresultsofthewar:AftertheSwedisharmywasdefeated,apowervacuumemerged.VariouscountriesmadepeacewithSwedenfrom1719to1720anddivideditsNorthGermanterritories.6.In1721,SwedensignedtheNystadTreatywithRussia,cedingmostofitsterritoriestoRussia.Swedenlostitsoverseasterritoriesfromthe17thcenturyandceasedtobeagreatpower.