Answer: Germany
Explanation: The tradition of making decorated gingerbread houses started in Germany in the early 1800s.
The correct answer is B) encouraging the United States to avoid political entanglements in Europe.
Unfortunately, you forgot to include the excerpt, Without it, we had to do some deep research to find information about it.
We found that the excerpt is referring to the famous "Quarantine Speech" delivered by United States President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The ideas expressed in the excerpt differed from the prevailing United States approach to foreign policy issues primarily in that Roosevelt was encouraging the United States to avoid political entanglements in Europe.
We are talking about the conflictive and turmoil years previous the beginning of World War II. The situation in Europe was complicated and tensions grew as Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party increased the tome of its foreign policy and aspirations.
On October 5, 1937, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the Quarantine Speech in the city of Chicago, Illinois. He had decided to maintain the foreign policy of neutrality before the tensions in Europe.
In the speech, he talked about some lawless nations that did not want to maintain peace in the region. He never mentioned any names but it was obvious he was talking about Germany, Italy, and Japan.
The only example of a historical argument would be "<span>B.The Roman Empire traded with Han China because Chinese silk had been found in early Roman cities," since this would require some evidence in order to be convincing. The other options are either questions on basic facts. </span>
