How did the Thirty Years’ War change the geopolitical landscape of Europe?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Central Europe became politically fragmented, with Germany broken up into more than 1,800 political entities of varying sizes.
b. Germany would not fully recover from the demographic and economic costs of the war until the nineteenth century.
c. The Holy Roman Empire and Spain declined in power.
d. Switzerland and the Netherlands emerged as independent countries.
e. France emerged as the most powerful country on the continent.
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