Which statement about how the catholic/protestant split led to political rivalries and wars in
europe is false?

a. some rulers chose to break away from the catholic church in order to seize land

b. fighting broke out between the catholics and the huguenots in france many times

c. the holy roman emperor led catholic forces against a league of protestant states.

d. catholic spain forced the netherlands to convert to catholicism and remain under
spanish rule

D. Catholic Spain forced the Netherlands to convert to Catholicism and remain under Spanish rule.

Explanation:

All of these statements are true, except for the fact that Catholic Spain did not force the Netherlands to convert to Catholicism and remain under Spanish rule. Prior to the Protestant Reformation, most of the Netherlands was Catholic. Lutheranism did not become particularly popular in the region, but Calvinism did. Calvinism continued to have an important following in the Netherlands for many years, particularly in the Westhoek and the County of Flanders.

b) the confederacy had to pay all union war expenses.