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The 1648 Peace of Westphalia brought an end to which decades-long European conflict?
Answer
The Thirty Years' War
The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended the Thirty Years' War, a devastating conflict that had ravaged Central Europe since 1618.
💡 Did you know?
The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) ended the Thirty Years' War partly by allowing rulers to choose their subjects' religion—a radical shift from enforced uniformity.
Other options people guess
- The Hundred Years' War
- The Seven Years' War
- The War of the Spanish Succession
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- history
- treaties
- europe
- religion
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