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Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
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how did Charles preserve security with France?

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preserved northern frontier w/ France

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2
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what did Francis I of France do in 1521?

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  • launched attack on Navarre and captured Pamplona

- soon driven out by Spanish nobles

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3
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when did Spanish secure Naples?

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1525 won battle of Pavia and secured Naples

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4
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when did Spanish secure Milan?

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1529 peace of Cambrai

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5
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when did French launch their final expedition?

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  • 1528-29

- Charles defeated them at Battle of Landriano in 1529

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6
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how did Italy benefit Spain?

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  • helped control Turkish threat and protect spain

- trade benefits

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7
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were French wars to do w/ Spain?

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no. had little to do directly with Spanish interests

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8
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how did FP w/ France damage spain?

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created tension and led to French feeling they were surrounded by Hapsburg empire

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9
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what countries did Charles control?

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spain, naples, HRE and LC

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10
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what did French do in 1540?

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allowed turks to use toulon as a winter base

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11
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how did Charles attempt to recover his overlordships of Metz?

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  • 1550-52
  • costly siege and a failure
  • spent 2.5m ducats on siege
  • at time interest rates charged by foreign bankers were over 50%
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12
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how did Charles act towards Portugal?

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maintained alliance created by F+I

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13
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when did Charles marry Isabella of Portugal?

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1526

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14
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when did prince Philip marry Mary of Portugal?

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1543

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15
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when did Joanna marry heir to Portuguese throne?

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1542

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16
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how did marriages benefit spain?

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created close relationship between crowns of Portugal and Spain, ensuring no conflict

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17
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how did spain benefit Charles reputation?

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as a great emperor as it increased reputation of spain

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18
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what did the campaigns in Germany and LC do?

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confirmed Spain’s great power status and gave prestige throughout Europe

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19
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how did wars help to control nobles?

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  • provided opportunities for grandees and hidalgos to be in Charles’ many armies
  • opportunity for honour and prestige, which would then reward them with advancement and financial rewards
20
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what was the Spanish army like?

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grew to be best army in Europe

21
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how did Charles’s FP affect govt?

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caused Charles to be absent from Spain for long periods of time

22
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why was there absentee govt 1520-22?

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Charles left Spain to be elected emperor of HRE

23
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what did absentee govt in 1520-22 lead to?

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  • political turmoil and two revolts
  • comuneros and germania
  • played a part in French attack of Navarre in 1521 as Francis, looked to take advantage of unrest in Spain
24
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how did the affect of abseentism change over time?

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1529-56, Charles only spent 6yrs in Spain, but no political turmoil as he had established strong govt

25
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how did policy against Turks affect spain?

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weakened spain in med as he lost territory F+I had won

26
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what did Charles lose in N. Africa in 1529?

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Penn of Algiers

27
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what did Charles capture in N. Africa in 1535?

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Tunis

28
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which areas of N. Africa did he lose in 1550s?

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  • Tripoli lost 1551
  • penon de velez 1554
  • bougie 1555
29
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how did loss of N. Africa towns weaken Spain?

A
  • increased piracy in Valencia

- disrupted med trade

30
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when did Charles fight turks in central Europe?

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1520s and 1530s

31
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when did turks lay siege to Vienna?

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  • 1529 lay siege to Vienna with 100,000 men
  • returned in 1532
  • Charles took his armies to defend the city and catholicism
32
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what did the 1527 cortes of Valladolid say about the war?

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refused to pay for war as it was in the Spanish sphere of interest

33
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did policies in HRE benefit spain?

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no - left spain, in particular Castile, in huge financial debt

34
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what did Charles do with HRE in 1531?

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  • Charles successfully ensured that his brother Ferdinand was elected as his heir to HRE
  • cost him further debts to foreign bankers to pay for bribes
  • caused further political tensions in HRE as opponents resented Charles’s actions
35
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at what battle was Charles victorious against protestants?

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battle of Muhlberg in 1547 over German Protestant Schmalkaldic league

36
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did victory at Muhlberg defat protestants?

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-did not bring him closer to victory as it inspired another alliance of enemies against him and another expensive war to fund

37
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what alliance was formed in 1552?

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alliance of Maurice of Saxony

38
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who was Maurice of Saxon?

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  • fought for Charles against Turks in 1542, the French in 1544, and at Muhlberg in 1547
  • felt Charles was too powerful and turned against him
39
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how did HRE affect spain?

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consuming and expensive

40
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who paid for most of HRE?

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castle - led to Charles taking high interest loans from bankers in order to fund it all

41
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how much debt was spain in by 1556?

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36m ducats debt

42
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what decade was a key turning point in Charles FP?

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1550s

43
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how was Charles successful in 1520s?

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  • secured Naples and captured Milan
  • had lost Penon de Algiers in 1529, but won Tunis in 1535
  • not much threat to spain in 1520s
44
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how was Charles unsuccessful in 1550s?

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  • lost towns in N. Africa

- failed to recapture Metz in 1552-53

45
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by 1556, how many towns did Spain have left in N. Africa?

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only 4

46
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what were the Spanish expecting from the Ottomans by 1550s?

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expecting a full Ottoman invasion

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