Conflict and Cooperation in Germany
During the Reformation
• Posting of the Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
beginning of the Protestant Reformation
• Peasants' War (1524–1525)
a war between German peasants and princes, based on Reformation ideas
• Schmalkaldic War (1546–1547)
a war between the Catholic German emperor and a league of Lutheran German princes
• Peace of Augsburg (1555)
allowed German princes to be either Catholic or Lutheran, while German subjects had to follow their prince's religion
• Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)
a war in Germany between many European nations, began by religious disagreements
• Peace of Westphalia (1648)
allowed German princes to be Catholic, Lutheran, or Calvinist, while German subjects did not have to follow their prince's religion
How did the Peace of Augsburg and Peace of Westphalia increase cooperation in Germany?
A.
They gave each government more power.
B.
They gave each government a single religion.
C.
They gave people more religious rights.
D.
They gave people more political equality.