30 Years War

Before the 30 Years War began, many events led up to the conflict. One of the main reasons was that Spain felt the need to continue expansion, so they were always ready for war. After the revolt in the Netherlands, Spain wanted the Northern Provinces back, only the south had remained loyal. Also, after the English defeated the Spanish Armada, Spain knew that none of their ships would be tolerated in English waters. So they decided to use the Spanish road that bordered many other countries. None of the coutried had anything to fear because they were Catholic. The only one that was worried was France becasue they and Spain had a history of disagreement. Also, the "Road" was not safe for the Spanish becasue in many places they were very vulnerable to attacks. France wanted to be able to stop the Spanish use of the road without full on war, so they took land that could be used to threaten Milan.