Multiple choice general knowledge history

In central Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries

  1. The Thirty years War strengthened Germany

  2. The region was highly commercialized and based on capitalism

  3. Strong monarchies prevailed

  4. Thirty Years War began modern state system
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Explanation

The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) ended with the Peace of Westphalia, which established principles of state sovereignty and territorial integrity that became foundations of the modern state system. Germany was weakened and fragmented (A), central Europe remained agrarian (B), and the Holy Roman Empire was in decline (C).

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