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How did the printing press help spread the Protestant Reformation?

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A. It prevented the Black Death from decimating Protestant
supporters
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B. It divided the leaders of the Catholic Church into various
competing factions.
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C. It generated tremendous wealth that reformers used to support
Protestantism.
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D. It allowed people throughout Europe to read the works of
Protestant reformers.

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The correct answer is D

Step-by-step explanation:

Propaganda during the Reformation, helped by the spread of the printing press throughout Europe and to be specific, within Germany, caused new ideas, thoughts, and doctrine to be made available to the public in ways that had never been seen before the sixteenth century.

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