The fundamental conflicts underlying the Thirty Years' War arose from ongoing friction between which groups?

A) Medicis and Gonzagas
B) Catholics and Protestants
C) Lutherans and Calvinists
D) Tudors and Lancasters

Fundamental Conflicts

Core disagreements or confrontations that are basic or essential to the nature of a situation, often driving the narrative or outcome.

Catholics and Protestants

Refer to the two major branches of Christianity that split during the Reformation, with distinct beliefs, practices, and governance.

Thirty Years' War

A devastating European conflict from 1618 to 1648, involving most of the continent's major powers, often seen as a series of interconnected religious, territorial, and dynastic wars.