<P> Propaganda during the Reformation , helped by the spread of the printing press throughout Europe and in particular within Germany , caused new ideas , thoughts , and doctrine to be made available to the public in ways that had never been seen before the sixteenth century . The printing press was invented in approximately 1450 and quickly spread to other major cities around Europe ; by the time the Reformation was underway in 1517 there were printing centers in over 200 of the major European cities . These centers became the primary producers of Reformation works by the Protestants , and in some cases Counter-Reformation works put forth by the Roman Catholics . </P>
<P> Propaganda during the Reformation , helped by the spread of the printing press throughout Europe and in particular within Germany , caused new ideas , thoughts , and doctrine to be made available to the public in ways that had never been seen before the sixteenth century . The printing press was invented in approximately 1450 and quickly spread to other major cities around Europe ; by the time the Reformation was underway in 1517 there were printing centers in over 200 of the major European cities . These centers became the primary producers of Reformation works by the Protestants , and in some cases Counter-Reformation works put forth by the Roman Catholics . </P>
who helped spread the ideas of the reformation
who helped spread the ideas of the reformation
printing press
printing press