According to chapter 2 in Strategy in the Contemporary World, each of the following was a key aspect of the 'grand strategy' of Philip II of Spain, except
A) he focused on ideological objectives, and did not attempt to use technological inventions like sea power to advance his goals.
B) he sought to preserve his inheritance, which was threatened by the insurgence of the Protestant Dutch in search of independence.
C) he tried to keep what he had acquired during his lifetime, namely the English crown through his marriage with Mary Tudor (lost when she died before having children) and the crown of Portugal.
D) he championed Catholicism globally with the ultimate goal of re-establishing a universal monarchy.
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