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| What was Charles V primary political concern? |
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| Who was the Holy Roman Emperor during the Reformation? |
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| Which eastern power threatened the Holy Roman Empire? |
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| What was the Diet of Augsburg(1530)? |
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| Charles attempted to settle the Lutheran problem, which proved completely inadequate as the emperor wound up demanding that the Lutherans return to the Catholic Church. |
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| What modern day countries did the Holy Roman Empire consist of? |
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| Spain and all of its possessions, Bohemia, Hungary, the low countries, the Austrian-Habsburg Islands, and the Kingdom of Naples in Italy. |
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| What caused Charles to finally seek compromise with Protestant authorities instead of war? |
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| Increased threat from Ottoman Turks from the east. |
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| What group was formed in response to Charles V's efforts to stomp out the Protestant Reformation? |
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| Victory for the German princes. The independence of the numerous territorial states guaranteed the weakness of the Holy Roman Empire and the continued decentralization of Germany. |
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| Which nationalities were included in Charles' imperial army? |
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| German, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish troops |
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| What were the four major problems that cost Charles V his dream of maintaining his dynasties' control of his enormous empire? |
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| The French, the Turks, the Papacy, and Germany's internal situation. |
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