Thirty Years War

BENJAMIN KNAPP
Objectives

Correctly identify the religious and non-religious causes of the war.

Understand the importance of Martin Luther and the German
Protestant Revolution.
Distinguish between the cause of fighting in the north and the cause of
fighting in the south.
Describe the positive and negative consequences of the Thirty Years
War.
Common Core Standards

Goal 1.9: Identify the role of religion in the development of human civilization.
6-9.WHC.1.9.2 (Explain how religion shaped the development of western civilization.)
6-9.WHC.1.9.3 (Discuss how religion influenced social behavior and created social order.)
6-9.WHC.1.9.4 (Describe why different religious beliefs were sources of conflict.)
Goal 2.5: Explain how geography enables people to comprehend the relationships
between people, places, and environments over time.
6-9.WHC.2.5.1 (Explain how the resources of an area can be the source of conflict
between competing groups.)
Goal 5.1: Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global
interdependence.
6-9.WHC.5.1.3 (Evaluate why peoples unite for political, economic, and humanitarian
reasons.)
Causes of the War

1517| Martin Luthers 95 Theses

German Catholic Monk; attacked Pope, indulgences, and Catholic
church
Protestant Reformation
1555| Peace of Augsburg
Allows Kings to determine religions of their lands
Calvinism not recognized, high tensions
Protestant Union
1617| Ferdinand II (Bohemian Catholic) Oppresses Protestants
Bohemian Phase (1618-1624)

1619| Ferdinand II Elected Holy Roman

Emperor (HRE)
Protestant Bohemians rebel, elect Frederick V
(Calvinish)
1620| Rebellion Crushed
Protestant mercenaries began fighting in
Germany
Danish Phase (1625-1629)

1625| General Wallenstein (Bohemian Protestant) Invades Germany

HRE supports army of 125,000 soldiers
King Christian IV (Danish Lutheran) Retaliates, but Loses
1629| Ferdinand IIs Edict of Restitution
Outlawed Calvinsim
Swedish Phase (1630-1634)

1630| General Adolphus (Swedish Lutheran) Invades Germany

France supports army of 100,000 soldiers
1632| Battle of Lutzen
Protestant victory
Wallenstein and Adolphus killed
Franco-Swedish Phase (1635-1648)

1635| Louis XIII (French Catholic) Declares War on Spain (Catholic)

State interest
1640| Catalonia and Portugal Revolt Against Spain
1642| Louis XIII Dies
Peace of Wesphalia

1648| Westphalia, Germany

First diplomatic congress featuring all parties
Pope not present
Holy Roman Empire
Now recognizes Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Calvinism
North/South
France and Sweden Gained Land
Check for Understanding

(1) Select the correct four phases of (2) What is the Thirty Years War
the Thirty Years War: known as?
a) Bohemian, Norse, Danish, a) Bloodiest of the religious wars
Franco-Spanish
b) Last of the bloody wars
b) Bohemian, Swedish, Danish,
Franco-Swedish c) Last of the religious wars
c) Bohemian, Swedish, Danish, d) Bloodiest of the last wars
Franco-Spanish
d) Bohemian, Norse, Swedish, (4) Explain why France (Catholic)
Franco-Swedish
declared war on Spain (Catholic).

(3) Explain why was so much of the

fighting centered around Germany.
References

Hunt, L., Martin, T.R., Rosenwein, B.H., & Smith, B.G. (2016). The
making of the west: Peoples and cultures. New York, NY:
Bedfords/St. Martin.

Spielvogel, J.J. (2015). Western Civilization. Stamford, CT: Cengage

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