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AP European History Best of History Web Sites In Germany, the Thirty Years' War pitted member states against the emperor, and turned into an international conflict involving much of Europe. With the resolution of the Thirty Years' War, religious divisions would no longer be used in the struggle for territory, wealth, or strategic alliances among European sovereign powers. Wikipedia - The Thirty Years War I. The Thirty Years War: 1618 - 1648 -Origin of the conflict: Understanding the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 II. Four Phases of the war: - Bohemian - (1618 -1625) Calvinist revolt, fear of oppression - Danish - (1625 - 1629) supported the Protestants not Holy Roman Empire - Swedish - (1630 - 1635) War spreads beyond Germany - (Swedish / French) - (1635 - 1648) Cardinal Richelieu gets France involved, Catholic victories III. Peace of Westphalia - Wikipedia Peace of Westphalia - Holy Roman Emperor weaked - Spain isolated (lonely Catholics) - France's power greatly increased Map of Divided Post-war Territories

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