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.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
What did the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 do to boost American confidence in the banking system?
A) It established closer ties between investment and commercial banking. B) It instituted regular bank holidays. C) It created the FDIC to insure bank deposits. D) It took over regulation of the stock market. E) It provided insurance to banks in the event of another stock market crash.
The ________________ on Shang chariots permitted easy storage and repair.
a. Short reins. b. Single-occupancy carriage. c. Adaptable yoke (for cows). d. Detachable wheels held by linchpins.
What were the political, economic, and social advantages that permitted Germanic tribes to fill the power vacuum caused by the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?
What will be an ideal response?
It could be said of William Penn that:
A) he established Pennsylvania as a buffer between Spanish Florida and the Carolinas. B) he advertised for colonists who wanted religious freedom and easy access to land. C) he hated slavery, refused to own slaves, and refused to allow slavery in his colony. D) he got along famously with the Duke of York, but not so well with Charles II. E) he considered his colony as a haven for English debtors and persecuted English Protestants.