OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500-1559 June 2023 question paper Y207

Which of the following had the greater impact on the development of Charles V’s wars with France?

(i) French aggression

(ii) The weaknesses of Charles’s Empire

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘The most serious Ottoman challenge to Charles V was from Barbarossa in the

Mediterranean.’ How far do you agree?

Which of the following contributed most to the development of the German Reformation in the period 1517 to 1529?

(i) The condition of the Holy Roman Empire

(ii) The condition of the Roman Catholic Church

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘Warfare was the most important factor in the development of the German Reformation

between 1530 and 1555.’ How far do you agree?