Question

All of the following are examples of how the Catholic/Protestant split led to political rivalries and wars in Europe, except:

a. Fighting broke out between the Catholics and the Huguenots in France many times.

b. Some rulers chose to break away from the Catholic Church in order to seize land.

c. The Holy Roman Emperor led Catholic forces against a league of Protestant states.

d. Catholic Spain forced the Netherlands to convert to Catholicism and remain under Spanish rule.

Answer 1

d. Catholic Spain forced the Netherlands to convert to Catholicism and remain under Spanish rule.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: d. Catholic Spain forced the Netherlands to convert to Catholicism and remain under Spanish rule.

While this happen, the protestant religion found its base in united Kingdom, Germany, and the Scandinavian. Since at that time the church had a really deep influence within the government, these countries involved in conflict because of their majority religion.