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What was the significance of the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
A.
England took over Spanish colonies in the New World.
B.
England proved itself as a great power in Europe.
C.
The English gained a great deal of territory in Spain.
D.
The English became the only naval power in Europe.

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B. England proved itself as a great power in Europe.

The defeat of the Armada ended Spain's naval invincibility, boosted English confidence and naval reputation, and marked England's rise as a leading European maritime power (though it did not make England the sole naval power or lead to immediate territorial gains in Spain or the Americas).