<span>C. France was allied with Russia. This is true regarding the European alliances in the years before World War I.</span>
S, with lots of river and more poverty.
During the Medieval period, Hamburg was the center of trades that was part of the Hanseatic league. The correct option among all the options given in the question is option "D". The Hanseatic League was a group that was created with the intention of forming a defensive and commercial confederation of merchant guilds along with their market towns.