Thirty+Years'+War+MC

=**Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)** = ﻿﻿Michelle Claas


 * 1. Analyze various ways in which the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) represented a turning point in European history.**


 * **Catholicism vs. Calvinism**
 * **"last of the religious wars"**

__Bohemian Phase (1618-1625)__

 * **Bohemian revolt**
 * **Archduke Ferdinand-devout Catholic**
 * **Duke of Savoy-supplied the army**
 * **Huguenot rebellions**
 * **French wars of religion**
 * **Edict of Nantes**

__**Danish Phase (1625-1629)**__

 * **Albrecht von Wallenstein-new Imperial Army**
 * **Christian IV-Lutheran**
 * **Edict of Restitution**

__**Swedish Phase (1630-1635)**__

 * **Gustavus Adolphus-king of Sweden**
 * **Battle of Lutzen-won, but king died**
 * **Battle of Nordlingen-imperial army defeated Swedes**

__**Franco-Swedish Phase (1635-1648)**__

 * **Cardinal Richelieu-minister of Louis XIII**
 * **Treaty of Fountainbleau**
 * **Battle of Rocroi-French defeat over Spain**
 * **Peace of Westphalia**

**Thesis:** The Thirty Years' War was a war between the Calvinists and Catholics which then became the last of the religious wars in Europe, and with the Peace of Westphalia, Spain would never again be a great power nor would Germany be a unified state until the 19th century.