The Treaty of Westphalia did which of the following?
A. codified the notion that each nation could declare itself sovereign and establish self-governance
B. granted kings independence from lords and the ability to centralize power
C. placed the principle of sovereignty at the heart of states’ interactions with one another
D. sparked the beginning of the Thirty Years War (1618–1648).
C. placed the principle of sovereignty at the heart of states’ interactions with one another
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