The Eighty Years' War

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Who led the unsuccessful invasions of the provinces in 1568 and 1572?

  • Prince William I of Orange (correct)
  • The Roman Catholic Walloon provinces
  • Alessandro Farnese
  • The Geuzen

Which provinces were captured, converted to Calvinism, and secured against Spanish attack by the Geuzen?

  • The United Provinces of the Netherlands
  • Holland and Zeeland (correct)
  • The northern and southern Netherlands
  • The Roman Catholic Walloon provinces

When did the other provinces join in the revolt?

  • 1573
  • 1576 (correct)
  • 1588
  • 1568

Which union was fatally weakened by the defection of the Roman Catholic Walloon provinces?

<p>The general union (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who reconquered the southern Low Countries and stood poised for a death blow against the nascent Dutch Republic in the north?

<p>Alessandro Farnese (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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