Question

How did the events of the Hundred Years' War (1337—1453) contribute to the development of national identity in Europe? 

a) By the war's end, France had achieved its current size and shape.
b) Joan of Arc emerged as a unifying symbol of national pride for the French people.
c) The war unified England by ending the fight over which family ruled.
d) The death of King Henry V in 1422 brought an era of stability to England.

Answer 1

b. Joan of Arc emerged as a unifying symbol of national pride for the French people.

Answer 2

Answer: b) Joan of Arc emerged as a unifying symbol of national pride for the French people.

Step-by-step explanation:

By the end of the war, Joan of Arc served to heighten a feeling of national identity and fate, allowing the French to take the city of Orleans from the English. Although the war, the Bubonic plague, and famine had destroyed France, a spirit of nationalism and union arose, and eventually, it led the passage from a feudal monarchy to a centralized state.