When Louis XIV's Wars with Much of Western and Central

question 8

Multiple Choice

When Louis XIV's wars with much of western and central Europe finally ended with the Treaty of Rijswijk in 1697, Louis

• A) had increased French territory in the west and northwest by 10 percent.
• B) was soon at war again, this time with Spain over territories in the New World.
• C) returned much of what he had seized since 1678, with the exception of Strasbourg.
• D) had lost territory along France's borders with the Dutch and Austrian Habsburgs.

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