Question

The most important consequence of the Peace of Westphalia was in:_______.

a. ending the carnage of the Seven Years' War.
b. combining the Spanish and French thrones.
c. promoting the notion that the European nations viewed each other as sovereign and equal.
d. laying the foundation for English control of most of the world.

Answer 1

The right choice is:

c. promoting the notion that the European nations viewed each other as sovereign and equal.

Step-by-step explanation:

International Relations scholars see the Peace of Westphalia as the event that marks the consolidation of the nation-state in Europe. Always trying to promote its selfish national interests, the nation-state is an individual major actor of the international system.