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Discuss the causes of the Thirty Years’ War. What the impact upon Europe by the Thirty Years’ War?

Question Description
After reading Chapters One, Two, and three in Clements, please pick one of the following options to discuss. While answering one of the options, use quoted or paraphrased examples from any of our readings to support your own information. These supporting quotes or paraphrased info should be properly cited using any citation style you like. I’m happy with something like this: (Clements, Chapter 2, section 4). Please remember, I am looking for your main post to be a minimum of 400 words. I do not want you to simple agree or disagree, but rather comment on why you agree or disagree, raise more points, indicate commonalities or differences, discuss the issue in relation to our readings, and/or raise new questions about which we can all think.

Option A: Discuss the causes of the Thirty Years’ War. What the impact upon Europe by the Thirty Years’ War?