Which of the following statements most accurately explains the impact that the fourth period of the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish-French period, had on Germany?
A. During the Swedish-French period of the war, Germans gained great wealth from looting the nations of France, Sweden, and Spain.
B. During the fourth period of the war, French, Swedish, and Spanish soldiers looted all of Germany, killing an estimated one-third of its population.
C. During the Swedish-French period of the war, the Germans were largely left alone while the battles waged in France and the Netherlands.
D. During the fourth period of the war, the Germans lost mostly material wealth from looters, but few people were killed.
E. During the final phase of the war, Germany finally conquered its adversaries and paved the way to a nation that would dominate Europe in the decades that followed the war.
Answer: B
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