Nation State Emerges
The Nation State Emerges Q1: Why?s? Why would nation state emerge at this time? Crisis in 17th/c: -little ice age -popular revolts -witch craft is up -price revolution (inflation of prices) -higher taxes: (esp. on ordinary who can?t fight back so hardest hit) #1 Crisis: RELIGIOUS WAR French civil wars Spanish in Netherlands THIRTY YEARS WAR Hurts: reputation of? power of church (weakens, not nearly as much power) and State power?look to strongest power possible, central?now state. -People give up person freedom for safety?more power to state Nature of 30 Years War (first world war) Idea? It?s complicated? Who became involved? France Bohemia (German city states) Sweden Denmark Spain Netherlands (Dutch) Motives?over what? Religious motivates (religious spark)