In What Year Did the Modern State System Emerge in Europe

question 32

Multiple Choice

In what year did the modern state system emerge in Europe, replacing the authority of the Roman Catholic Church with state sovereignty?

• A) 1939, at the beginning of World War II
• B) 1772BC, with the writing of the Code of Hammurabi
• C) 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue
• D) 1648, with the Peace of Westphalia

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