HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Seven Years’ War
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War of the Austrian Succession
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Thirty Years’ War
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Great Northern War
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1618, the Protestant Bohemian revolt began when Protestant rebels threw a few Catholic officials from the window of a government building. Surprisingly, the royal officials were not seriously injured. However, this incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the opening of the 30 Years’ War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under Louis XIII, in the wake of the Béarn case, the Protestants rebelled against the king. After their defeat, they lost their political assemblies and their strongholds and as a result fully depended on the king’s good will.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Thirty Years’ War was the last major religious war in Europe and put an end to the violence accompanying the Protestant Reformation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Thirty Years’ War was a 17th-century religious conflict fought primarily in central Europe. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles as well as from the famine and disease caused by the conflict.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years’ War and radically shifting the balance of power in Europe.