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Which battle in 1634 was a decisive Imperial-Spanish victory?

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Battle of Nördlingen

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Which treaty ended the Danish intervention in 1629?

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Treaty of Lübeck

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Which city was sacked and burned by Catholic forces in 1631?

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Magdeburg

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Which cardinal succeeded Richelieu as chief minister of France in 1642?

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Jules Mazarin

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Which Swedish general won the Battle of Wittstock in 1636?

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Johan Banér

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Which imperial general was killed at the Battle of Lützen?

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Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim

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Which French general won the Battle of Rocroi in 1643?

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Louis II de Bourbon

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Who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1619?

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Ferdinand II

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How many imperial officials were defenestrated in Prague in 1618?

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Three

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Who was the Protestant 'Winter King' of Bohemia?

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Frederick V

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Who was the leader of the Catholic League during the war?

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Maximilian I of Bavaria

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Which treaty brought the Thirty Years' War to a close?

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Peace of Westphalia

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