 Zvizvarwa zviviri gare gare, Hohenzollern Mambo Frederick II wePrussian akanga achangobva kugadzwa akarangarira Silesian nokukurumidza pashure pokubudirira pachigaro choumambo muna May 1740. Frederick akafunga kuti zvaitaurwa nemadzitateguru ake zvaiva zvechokwadi, uye akanga agara nhaka kubva kuna baba vake uto guru rePrussian rakanyatsodzidziswa uye pfuma youmambo yakakura. Austria yakanga iri munhamo yemari, uye uto rayo rakanga risina kusimbiswa kana kugadziridzwa pashure pokubudirira kunonyadzisa muHondo yeAustria-Turkey ya17371739. Mamiriro ezvinhu eEurope akanga akanaka nokuda kwokurwiswa kweAustria, sezvo Britain neFrance dzakanga dzichiita kuti mumwe nomumwe ave nehanya neHondo yeJenkins Ear, uye Sweden yakanga ichienda kuhondo neRussia. Vatongi veBavaria neSaxony vaivawo nezvikumbiro kuAustria uye zvaiita sokuti vaizobatanawo pakurwisa. Kunyange zvazvo vaHohenzollern vaitaura kuti vane dzinza ravanotonga, izvi zvaiita kuti pave nechikonzero chepamutemo chokurwisana, Realpolitik uye geostrategy ndizvo zvakakonzera hondo yacho. 