Philip II of Spain Had His Greatest Success with

question 27

Multiple Choice

Philip II of Spain had his greatest success with

• A) maintaining the Netherlands as a Catholic stronghold.
• B) incorporating all of Italy into his empire.
• C) defeating the Ottoman Turks in the Mediterranean.
• D) maintaining a close relationship with England despite his fruitless courting of Queen Elizabeth.
• E) extracting as much gold and silver from the New World as was available.

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