Which of these statements best summarizes the outcome of the Thirty Years' war?

Question

A. European Catholics and protestants lived in religious harmony after the end of this conflict
B. protestants and Catholics continued to control the same areas in Europe that they had at the beginning of this conflict
C. catholics regained control of Lutheran strongholds in the northern holy roman empire
D. Protestantism overtook catholicism as the official religion in Italy and Spain

Answer 1

The statement that best summarizes the outcome of the Thirty Years' War is:

B. Protestants and Catholics continued to control the same areas in Europe that they had at the beginning of this conflict.

The war ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, which reaffirmed the territorial divisions established prior to the war and maintained the religious status quo in Europe, allowing both Catholics and Protestants to coexist in their respective regions.