The four stages of the Thirty Years’ War‚ which was fought mostly in the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany)‚ involved nearly all of the major powers of Europe‚ and was a war that used religion as a cover-up for politics. The war caused the demise of the Holy Roman Empire‚ and the rise of France as the new power in Europe. During the war new technologies also were used. The Thirty Year’s War was ended by the peace of Westphalia in 1648. Before the war‚ the Holy Roman Empire already began to
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Over the years I have come to the conclusion that my life is not a highway‚ nor is it like a box of chocolates; my life is more like the Thirty Years’ War. This was a European war that was fought from 1618-1648‚ and it can be considered the first real world war since most of Europe became involved. All of the fighting took place‚ however‚ within the Holy Roman Empire (Germany)‚ even though the poor Germans did nothing to deserve it. True‚ they were having their own civil war‚ but then all the other
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Originally‚ the cause of the war were religious issues. The Peace of Augsburg (1555) brought peace to the German states but only recognized Lutherans and Roman Catholics. Protestants‚ and later Calvinists‚ wanted religious freedom from the ruling Catholics. Add to that the fact that all the countries involved in these wars wanted to make themselves more powerful and you have a Molotov. The war started on May 23‚ 1618‚ when a crowd of Protestants stormed the royal castle in Prague and threw two members
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30 Years’ War Background of the War Religion ( Militant Catholicism vs. Calvinism) Took place in Germanic lands of Holy Roman Empire Peace of Augsburg still left some division Catholics vs. Lutherans [still wanted control] Many German states adopted Calvinism Phases of the War Bohemian Phase 1618-25; Habsburgs own territories Protestants = unhappy with Ferdianand rebel (may 1618) throw 2 government officials and secretary out the window Catholics = Saved by Mary; Protestants
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To fully understand modern history‚ it is important to comprehend the full effects of the 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
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The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was one of the major conflicts in history since the fall of Rome. It had Bourbon King Louis XV on one side trying as hard as possible to repeat the golden days of Louis XIV and Frederick II of an emerging Prussia backed by British gold provided by William Pitt on the other. The Seven Years War was mainly the result of trading rights. The British colonials (Americans) were pinned up against the Atlantic seaboard‚ with only the Hudson Bay company in the north challenging
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Tyler J. Doll April 16‚ 2013 HST 101 The Thirty Years’ War in 1932 Like Christian IV before him‚ Gustavus Adolphus had come to aid the German Lutherans‚ to anticipate Catholic aggression against his homeland‚ and to obtain economic influence in the surrounding German states. He was also very concerned about the growing power of the Holy Roman Empire. Then‚ Swedish-led armies drove the Catholic forces back‚ regaining much of the lost Protestant territory. Swedish forces entered the Holy Roman
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Religious Wars The division between the Catholics and Protestants all came down to years upon years of war. The religious wars came in four waves of battle – The French Wars of Religion‚ Imperial Spain and Phillip II‚ England and Spain‚ and finally the longest and bloodiest of all‚ The Thirty Years War. All countries involved did not get out without a scratch‚ but some did come out of the religious wars better than others. The countries most devastated in this peril had to be Germany and France
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Early Religious Wars “In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.” - (Quote from former President Richard M. Nixon) The timeline below depicts the major wars of Religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that will be covered in this paper. The French Wars of Religion: 1562-1598 The “St. Bartholomew Massacre” was the
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War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterised by extreme violence‚ social disruption and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual‚ intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities‚ and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention. The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is usually called peace.
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