of White Mountain. Ferdinand II became King in 1617 and because they feared he would re-enforce Catholicism on them‚ they got rid of him and offered the crown to Frederick V. On November 4‚ 1619 Frederick became King and the war shifted into the Holy Roman Empire. A year and four days later‚ the battle of White Mountain broke out and the Protestant Union under Frederick now faced the Catholic League under Ferdinand. The Battle
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and Osnabrück‚ commonly known as the Peace of Westphalia‚ was the culminating element for the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years’ War. It established a final religious settlement and provided for new political boundaries for the German states of central Europe. The impact of the Peace of Westphalia was broad and long-standing‚ as it dictated the future of Germany and ex-territories of the Holy Roman Empire for some time to come.<br><br>The Peace of Westphalia put down the Counter Reformation in
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Thirty Years War. The end of the Thirty Years War produced a number of dramatic consequences and altered Western Europe in significant religious‚ political‚ and social ways. Generally speaking‚ the post-war period produced the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and the subsequent fall of the Hapsburg powers. The later divisions that occurred made Europe more like it is now with the Catholic areas in the south and the Lutherans farther north and more importantly‚ it took the central power from the
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The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was a war based on the Protestant reformation. Prior to the war‚ the Catholic and the Protestants have had many conflicts. However‚ the Thirty Years War was the most revolutionary. The Thirty Years War is often divided into four phases. The first two phases were fought for religious purposes‚ however the became more political in the final stages. The Thirty Years War switched the purpose of war to politics rather than religion‚ thus modernizing Europe. Originally
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Was Qin a good emperor or a bad emperor ? Qin was an emperor of many rules‚ he was a two faced emperor. Born on 18th February 259 BC‚ Qin was born into royalty. At only 12 years of age Qin was destined to be king‚ emperor with lots of ambitions for the whole of his reign. He named himself “Huangdi” which means ”great sovereign“ Qin was an emperor who cut both ways through life‚ from good to bad. He started to build the Great Wall of China to keep the peasants in and enemy invaders out‚ which
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AP Euro themes 1. Decline of the Holy Roman Empire Protestant reformation‚ Schmalkaldic wars‚ 30 years war Protestant reformation • Martin Luther 95 theses cause a shift in religious society (spread throughout Europe because of Gutenberg’s printing press) • He spread his different views on indulgences‚ Salvation by faith alone‚ only two valid sacraments (compared to the catholic 7)‚ and the church as being subordinate to the state • Made people question the existing authority of HRE and church
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GERM 2520 There are two main fundamental theory’s to Germany’s development as a country; Schulze’s Roman model and the Special Path theory. Schulze’s Roman model of development says that all European countries were attempting to re-create the Ancient Roman type of government that reigned thrived for many years and was the first real structured style of government that had been formed. However‚ its counter-argument is the Special Path theory which states that Germany had its own unique form
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AP® EUROPEAN HISTORY 2009 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 6 Analyze the various ways in which the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) represented a turning point in European history. 9–8 Points • Thesis is explicit and fully responds to the question. o Refers to three significant results of the Thirty Years’ War representing a turning point. • Organization is clear and effectively supports the argument. o Body paragraphs go on to develop the various results of the Thirty Years’ War as alluded to in the thesis
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Europe has changed. In this paper I will show the main causes issues and results that came from the Thirty Years War. The Thirty Years War began as a religious war between the German Roman Catholics and Protestants. This war soon developed into a political contest because Austrian Hapsburg rulers of the Roman Empire sought to expand in their control over Europe. The war
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with respect to politics and society. Economically‚ Western Europe and Japan were similar. Both economies had systems which regulated trade. The Guild Regulations for Sharers of Arras details the rules and regulations of the shearing trade in the Holy Roman Empire in 1236. Japanese governments also had strict regulations and codes of conduct for their markets‚ or ichi‚ as shown by the Regulations reguarding the Takama Market. Trade was regulated by guilds in Western Europe and governmental codes in
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