Question

100 POINTS HELPPP What was the direct cause of the Hundred Years' War in 1337?

A. England claimed the right to the French throne upon the death of King Charles IV's.
B. French King Charles IV ordered an invasion of England in order to gain power.
C. England ordered an invasion of France to take back land.
D. England and France began fighting over land rights in the New World.

Answer 1

Your answer will be A

Step-by-step explanation:

England claimed the right to the French throne upon the death of King Charles IV's. After his death, there was no clear successor, so England took the opportunity to claim the throne as their own

Answer 2

The direct cause of the Hundred Years’ War was A.

England claimed the right to the French throne upon the death of King Charles IV's. After his death, there was no clear successor, so England took the opportunity to claim the throne as their own. However, France opposed this move and the two countries went to war in 1337, beginning the Hundred Years' War.