| − | The '''Thirty Years' War''' began as a religious conflict in [[Germany]] between [[Bohemian]] [[Protestants]] and [[Hapsburg]] [[Catholics]] in 1618. It soon became a political conflict for power that included [[Spain]], [[Holland]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Switzerland]], and [[The Holy Roman Empire]]. The war ended with the [[Treaty of Westphalia]] in 1648. | + | The '''Thirty Years' War''' began as a religious conflict in [[Germany]] between [[Bohemian]] [[Protestants]] and [[Hapsburg]] [[Catholics]] in 1618. It soon became a political conflict for power that included [[Spain]], [[Holland]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Switzerland]], and The [[Holy Roman Empire]]. The war ended with the [[Treaty of Westphalia]] in 1648. |