Order the 4 absolutist rulers: King Louis XIV
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
Joseph Stalin
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1. King Henry VIII

2. Queen Elizabeth I

3. King Louis XIV  

4. Joseph Stalin

Explanation:

The first absolutist ruler was the King Henry VIII  who was king of England from 1503 to 1547. Queen Elizabeth I is the second absolutist ruler of England from 1558 until her death in 1603. the third absolutist ruler was King Louis XIV  who was the king of France from 1643 until his death in 1715 while the fourth absolutist ruler was Joseph Stalin who was the king of Soviet union who ruled from 1920s until his death in 1953.

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d.prevent the spread of communism outside of eastern europe.