Due to strong rulers in different countries in Europe, Italy had to develop strong defenses and had to also be strong country itself or perish and be anhiliated by other strong rulers. They partially did this by becoming a state of trade that was valuable to anyone who traded with them.
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A.If each ethnic group won independence, the empire would be forced to split apart.
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The answer to your question would be A
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