Beginning in 1618 in the Thirty Year's War (which ended in 1648 with the Treaty of Westphalia), Europe was a hotbed for military warfare; a trend that did not subside until 1763 with the Peace of Paris, a treaty that ended all of the wars between quarreling European countries within the past 30 years. Though the Treaty of Westphalia, dictated by France, was meant to keep peace among European nations in regards to religion, conflicts continuously broke out between …showed first 75 words of 1154 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1154 total…war exploded and set Europe up for another eight years of warfare. There is an eight-year period of peace after the War of Austrian Succession before the outbreak of the Seven Years War, which was finally ended in 1763 with the Peace of Paris. It is for these reasons that between the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, and the Peace of Paris in 1763, that Europe in no way, shape, or form saw lasting peace.