Thirty years war Flashcards
1
Q
Date?
A
1618-1648
1
Q
Long term cause:
A
Protestant reformation. Catholic vs Protestant debate over HRE
2
Q
Who fought
A
Almost all of Europe.
France won, spain lost, netherlands declines, and HRE less unified
PROTESTANTS VS. CATHOLICS
3
Q
Consequences/outcomes
A
Peace of Westphalia, countries no longer fought over religion, countries cannot invade across borders
4
Q
extra details
A
- current world order is all thanks to Peace of Westphalia
- relgion conflicts scaled down after this event in eruope (not including iceland and balkans)
- as this war evolved, it became less focused on religon and more focused on who would rule HREs
