In the sixteenth century, Spain was the most powerful empire the world had ever seen. Give some reasons for its decline
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students could approach this from several directions but should include economic and military history. They should discuss bankruptcy, inflation, the policies of France, Spain’s interest in defending Catholicism, the defeat of the Armada, and the war in the Netherlands.
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