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What was the significance of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?
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In 1517, a monk named Martin Luther nailed a series of objections to common practices of the Roman Catholic Church at the time (most notably plenary indulgences) to the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany. To put it mildly, the Church wasn’t interested in taking criticism at the time, which prompted a counter-movement that would evolve into Protestantism.
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What was the significance of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?
- They convinced the Holy Roman Empire to make an ill-fated attack on France
- They were the starting point for the Protestant Reformation
- They inspired Otto von Bismarck to unify Germany
- They shamed the Roman Catholic Church into changing its practices
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