The accused was considered innocent until proven guilty.
Answer:
volksgeist
Explanation:
Reichstag was a place, not a belief.
Nationalism could be true of any country. It is the belief of in one's country whether that country is right or wrong. It is perhaps the second best answer.
Humanism is characterized by the belief in individual goodness. That is not exactly what the description wants.
The answer is volksgeist which is of a higher nature than just nationalism and it is a more general term. It means the spirit of a country as defined by the spirit of the country.
C. European religious minorities were persecuted in large numbers.
A stronger nation seizing land and taking control of weaker nations for economic and political gain
It would also be used indirectly as they could enforce and control the government indirectly like British colonial rule in Africa or an American installed government in the Middle East
