Thirty Years' War

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/thirty-years-war

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. What is the war dates?

2. 2. What is the primary treaty?

3. 3. What started the Thirty Years' War?

4. 4. Why did France join a war that seemed to be about religion?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Raison d'état

• Westphalian Sovereignty

• Confessionalism

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.