1648)
  • 1. In what year did the Peace of Westphalia end the Thirty Years' War?
A) 1588
B) 1756
C) 1801
D) 1648
  • 2. Which treaty concluded the Eighty Years' War and the Thirty Years' War?
A) Treaty of Ghent
B) Peace of Westphalia
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Paris
  • 3. Which city hosted the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia?
A) Münster and Osnabrück
B) Vienna
C) Lisbon
D) Brussels
  • 4. What was one of the main outcomes of the Peace of Westphalia?
A) Establishment of the modern system of state sovereignty
B) Formation of a pan-European union
C) Annexation of territories by neighboring countries
D) Reinstatement of the feudal system
  • 5. The principle of cuius regio, eius religio was reaffirmed by the Peace of Westphalia. What does this principle mean?
A) Separation of church and state
B) Whose realm, his religion
C) Religious freedom for all
D) Religious unity enforced by the state
  • 6. Which European power emerged as a dominant force following the Peace of Westphalia?
A) Sweden
B) France
C) Spain
D) Austria
  • 7. Who was the Holy Roman Emperor during the Peace of Westphalia negotiations?
A) Leopold I
B) Joseph I
C) Charles V
D) Ferdinand III
  • 8. Why is 1648 considered a significant year in European history?
A) It marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
B) It marked the establishment of the European Union
C) It marked the end of the Thirty Years' War
D) It marked the discovery of the New World
  • 9. Which two treaties are collectively known as the Peace of Westphalia?
A) Treaty of Utrecht and Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
B) Treaty of Vienna and Treaty of Paris
C) Treaty of Versailles and Treaty of Ghent
D) Treaty of Münster and Treaty of Osnabrück
  • 10. Which war directly preceded the Peace of Westphalia?
A) Napoleonic Wars
B) Seven Years' War
C) Thirty Years' War
D) French Revolution
  • 11. The Peace of Westphalia is often cited as one of the first examples of modern what?
A) Warfare
B) Democracy
C) Economics
D) Diplomacy
  • 12. In what part of Europe did the events leading to the Peace of Westphalia primarily take place?
A) Southern Europe
B) Eastern Europe
C) Northern Europe
D) Central Europe
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