Question

By defeating the Spanish Armada , England remained independent and Protestant. The defeat altered Spain‘s image in what way? *

1)Spain no longer needed to spend money on the English economy so their wealth grew.
2)The Spanish king was now free to marry the princess from France and build new alliances.
3)Other nations saw that Spain could be beaten and they challenged Spanish land claims.
4)Spain renounced Catholicism and became a Protestant nation.

Answer 1

The answer is 3) Other nations saw that Spain could be beaten and they challenged Spanish land claims.

Until this defeat, Spain and particularly its armada were seen as practically invincible, so other nations generally obeyed Spain and didn't stand up against it. However, once it was beaten (and their powerful armada practically destroyed), their place of power was reduced).