Sweden's Extraordinary Rise in Power and Influence in the Seventeenth

question 48

Multiple Choice

Sweden's extraordinary rise in power and influence in the seventeenth century was based on

• A)an expansion of mining, metallurgy, and export trade.
• B)very slow urban growth that limited the problems associated with urban expansion.
• C)its success in staying out of the Thirty Years' War.
• D)a nobility that agreed to subordinate its interests to the crown.
• E)All these answers are correct.

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