RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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The peace of Westphalia had
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brought peace to England after almost a century of war with France
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ended the Hundred Years’ War between England and France.
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recognized the permanent division of western Europe into Catholic and Protestant nations
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recognized the permanent division of France from Spain.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Westphalia granted religious tolerance to Lutherans and Calvinists in the Holy Roman Empire. It recognized Dutch independence, gave to France the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, and ended the Thirty Years’ War.
Detailed explanation-2: -This meant that the Catholic and Protestant (Lutherans and Calvinists) religions were recognized as equal and that the princes were allowed to choose a religion for their territory and to force their subjects to conform to their religion (cuius regio eius religio).
Detailed explanation-3: -The treaty gave the Swiss independence of Austria and the Netherlands independence of Spain.
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