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    Thirty Years War Effects

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    history thereafter by permanently damaging Christendom. The Thirty Years’ War, the last and final religious war of its time period, came to be one of the most devastating conflicts in Europe and enforced a questioning of religious truth. At its conclusion, the Thirty Years’ War reconstructed the European map, laid the foundations for absolutism, and pushed European communities further towards secular ideologies. Of the many outcomes of the Thirty Years’ War, the geographical territories of both…

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    The Thirty Years War

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    conflict unleashed in Europe in the seventeenth century, whose causes are including religious reasons The immediate result of the war, and yet would last for nearly two centuries, was the consecration of a Germany divided among many territories. The Thirty Years' War restructured prior to distribution. The decay of Spain became clearly visible. France was the main beneficiary of the Peace of Westphalia. While Spain was occupied with France during the French period, Portugal declared its…

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    The Thirty Years War which lasted from 1618 until 1648 and engulfed the entire continent of Europe in a state of war. The Thirty Years War was caused by religious divisions among the protestants and the Roman Catholics in a struggle for the balance of power. The Thirty Years War had many consequences and benefits for different countries, but undoubtedly changed Europe in religious, social, and political ways. In the war between the Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church, the Protestants…

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    The effects of the Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War is considered to be one of the longest and most destructive war in European history. In the beginning of the war there were two sides, the Catholics of the Holy Roman Empire and the “Protestants” a term used to describe followers of a Christian church that isn’t catholic. By the end of this long and bloody conflict most of Europe was caught in the spider web of war. When it was finally over the religious, political, and social environment…

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    Thirty Years War Essay

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    The Thirty Years’ War, which lasted from 1618-1648, ravaged Europe for three decades aimed at the control of Germany by the Habsburg House that had ruled the Holy Roman Empire since the fifteenth century. This war was sparked by the Protestant Reformation that had begun in 1517. Though the war was destructive on all accounts, it did help shape today’s modern Europe. This essay will evaluate the Thirty Years’ War and how it helped form the modern state of Europe. The Thirty Years’ War was both…

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    Why did The Thirty Years ' War begin? The Thirty Years ' War was fought between 1618 and 1648. Myron P. Gutmann puts that among the major wars of the modern European history the Thirty Years ' War stands out not just for its duration but also for its striking impact on the international system in which it took place. But As learned in History 1102 the Thirty Years ' War began by means of a diplomatic incident called the defenestration of Prague which was an act of throwing people throw…

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    our present history. While there are countless number of events that has shaped many countries. There are some major events that stand as markers of great change, that if it would of never happen; our present could probably be quite different. The Thirty Years' War, The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, The French Revolution, World War I, Industrial Revolution, Treaty of Versailles. These events have influenced the world in many different way, for some in a positive way…

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    The Last Valley

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    In 1618, the Thirty Years War started when Emperor Ferdinand II attempted to curtail the religious activities of his subjects in Spain. This sparked rebellion among the Protestant peoples of not just Spain, but several other countries as well. Many countries felt the effect of the Thirty Years War. One of those countries was Germany. The film The Last Valley provides a glimpse into Germany in the seventeenth century and how the Thirty Years War affected people residing there. By viewing The Last…

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    Euro Essay In the early 17th century Europe was dragged into a long and treacherous conflict, The Thirty Years' War, that altered the country drastically. Battles were fought, economies were ruined, and thousands of lives were lost all due to the lack of religious toleration and the importance of politics. Countries formed alliances and clashed against each other with all their resources only to find themselves completely depleted and vulnerable in the end. However, through all the…

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    Bohemian War

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    The most important war of the 17th Century would take place in Germany. The Thirty Years War began as a result of the failure of the Peace of Augsburg. This was due mostly to the foundation of new sects of Protestantism including Calvinism. Since these religions were not recognized, they were not allowed to be practiced. This takes us into the first phase of the Thirty Years war which has become known as the Bohemian phase. The Bohemian Phase began when a Calvinist noble threw two Holy Roman…

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