Question

The following chart shows the population of Europe from 1750 to 2000. Use the chart to answer the following question:


Look at the data in the chart. What developments in mid-17th century Europe help explain this data? (5 points)

a. Population increased in the mid-17th century because all European nations united under a common empire.

b. Population decreased in the mid-17th century because most political systems were unstable.

c. Population increased in the mid-17th century because there was more religious tolerance after the Thirty Years' War.

d. Population stayed the same in the mid-17th century because immigration and emigration rates were equal.

Answer 1

Answer:

Population increased in the mid-17th century because there was more religious tolerance after the Thirty Years' War.

Explanation:

In 1650, the Thirty Years' War had just ended. This war was fought when princes in what is modern-day Germany rebelled against the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor for the freedom to worship as Protestants. When the war ended, there was a declaration of religious tolerance. The idea of a Catholic empire, ruled by one leader and guided by the pope, was over. It was the beginning of modern Europe.