What Was the Purpose of Louis XIV's Expansion and Professionalization

question 57

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of Louis XIV's expansion and professionalization of the French military?

• A) To keep domestic peace in the wake of new religious conflicts between Protestants and Catholics
• B) To expand France's overseas empire, specifically in North America and the Caribbean
• C) To pursue the conquest of the Holy Land and retake Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire
• D) To expand French power in Europe and increase France's territorial holdings on the continent

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