HS HIST CHP 17 Part 5- Italian Wars

How did the political structure of Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries allow for the Italian Wars?

• Italy was a unified kingdom during the 15th and 16th centuries.
• The Italian Wars were caused by internal peace and stability.
• Foreign powers had no interest in Italian politics at the time.
• Italy was a collection of independent and sovereign city-states

Why did Spain and France want to prevent the other from acquiring a majority of Italian lands?

• 1. To maintain Italian independence and eventual unity.

• To prevent the other from gaining European dominance.

• 1. To curb the power of the Holy Roman Empire.

• 1. To prevent the Church from being controlled by the other.

How could someone justify the statement that 'Spain won the Italian Wars'?

• Much of Italy was under Spanish rule at the end of the Italian Wars.

• 1. Spain annexed portions of France and Italy at the close of the Italian Wars.

• 1. Spain succeeded in creating a united and independent Italy

• 1. Spain gained control of the Papacy.

Why was the defeat of the Holy League by France significant?

• 1. It marked the beginning of French dominance within Europe.

• 1. It marked the failure of the First and Second Italian Wars.

• It signaled weakening papal authority.

• 1. It led to Pope Julius II's League of Cambrai.

The cause of the Italian Wars was _____.

• the discovery of new trade routes
• the unification of Italy
• the spread of Renaissance art
• expansionist foreign policy within Europe

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