They are also part of history classes in Germany. Especially the 1618 Defenestration, which started the Thirty Years War (arguably the most influential war in European history, even though that's a title with lots of contenders).
It also caused the end of theocracy in Europe. And of course the massive population declines (over 50% in some regions) lead to all sorts of social changes. Without all of this, the Age of Enlightenment, which was just starting in the final years of the Thirty Year's War, might have played out differently across Europe.
One can argue about how things would have happened anyway, or were happening already, but the Treaty was where it all got formalized and agreed to.