What caused the thirty years war in europe? (5 points)

disputes over locations for seminaries

disputes over north american colonies

conflict between the pope and the english king

conflict between protestants and catholics

The correct answer is: Conflict between Protestants and Catholics.

It began as a conflict  in which the different States in Europe support either The Protestant Reform or The Catholic Counter – Reform between the years of 1618 and 1648. First in was whitin the Holy Roman Empire, then, more European Powers intervened and it became not just a religious conflict but a political one. It ended with the treaties of The Peace of Westphalia.