What was a cause of the Netherlands rebellion against Spain?

Question

Question 6 options:

A)

Objections over the right to divorce

B)

Protestant anger at Spanish interference in their beliefs

C)

Massacres by Spanish troops against the Dutch

D)

A power struggle over who would be ruler

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B) Protestant anger at Spanish interference in their beliefs

The rebellion in the Netherlands, also known as the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648), was significantly driven by the Protestant population's opposition to the Catholic Habsburg rule, which included efforts by King Philip II of Spain to enforce Catholicism and suppress Protestant practices.