I beleive it's D, Patent office judges but I'm not certain.
Answer:
So it's the third one
Explanation:
The war would not be over by Christmas. But D-Day had opened another major front, where the bulk of America's rapidly expanding army could at last be brought to bear. It led to the liberation of France, denying Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources.
The correct answer is that it increased their power
The standing armies were controlled by the kings and since the kings enjoyed the support of the people who started having nationalistic tendencies the support for standing armies grew as well. This was combined with the fact that nobles started losing influence and support which means that they wouldn't be able to have armies at their side and there would be a standing army of the entire nation.