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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by Westphalia where Will

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Smith was born and raised on the playground where he spent most of his [Westphalia and Will Smith appears]

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days it is Westphalia West Philadelphia Fresh

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Prince, no? all right we're moving on. Okay take a look at this image all right

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right there...and here's today's question which of

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the following was the most immediate change in Europe after the signing of

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the Treaty of Westphalia shown in the illustration here and here are your[People gathered signing the treaty of Westphalia]

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potential answers.....Well believe it or not, this is not a painting

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of a mustache convention really where the little hairbrush thingy's? it's actually

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a bunch of famous commanders and emperors signing a treaty but a Treaty [Emperors and commanders signing a treaty]

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of what was it B? A death warrant for the head of Gustavus Adolphus

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well good old Gustavus was involved in whatever it was the treaty was about but [Gustavus outside on the street]

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unfortunately he wasn't even alive at the time of signing while our boy

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Adolphus was a big player in the war the king of Sweden in fact he died in battle [Adolphus wearing a crown and disappears]

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before seeing its end And seeing as we don't see any ghosts in

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the painting then just a bunch of really pale dudes there we can eliminate B. D

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doesn't work either as the Hapsburgs an important royal house at the time [Hapsurg face on a Mario body playing in the videogame]

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actually rose in power after this treaty was signed not declined as for C while

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the Edict of restitution was more or less the anti Treaty of Westphalia

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because while the treaty being signed here aims to end the 30 years war the

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Edict of restitution aim to expand the war effort it was signed 11 years after [Paintings on a wall of the Edict of restitution]

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the start of the 30 Years War well years before the day pictured in the image.

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So that means the most immediate change after the signing of the Treaty of [Man signing a treaty]

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Westphalia was A the termination of the 30 Years War that's right the image

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you're looking at right now depicts the signing of the official end of Europe's [People signing the treaty to end the war]

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most devastating war ever. Seriously 30 years that's nearly enough time left for

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a midlife crisis we'll look forward to that. In contrast the

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Anglo-zanzibar war lasted about 40 minutes barely enough time for a midday [soldiers yawns and falls to the floor asleep]

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nap

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