D. Several factors led to the beginning of World War I.
The topic sentence from the passage shows us that it follows a cause and effect pattern. It sets the reader up to understand that the rest of the passage will be about several factors that caused World War I. The rest of the options are the different factors that led to World War I. They do not use key words that would indicate a cause and effect patterns like the words "Several" and "led" do in the first sentence.
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Answer: Definition of Rising Action. Rising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.
Example: Movie Lion King: Development of the conflict between Scar and Simba.
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Authors usually write texts to get their point across or teach the reader a lesson. (could you provide the text for a better answer please)
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