A and C are the correct answers
I believe that the answer to the question provided above is that the <span>king lobengula want to avoid fighting the british so that the people will be protected.</span>
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<span>The correct answer is B. War of Austrian Succession. This war happened around a hundred years after the Thirty Years' World War and revolved around crowning the next king/queen of the Habsburg Monarchy. It did however include most of the big forces in Europe, just like the Thirty Year's War. It ended with Maria Theresa being the Queen and her husband the Holy Roman Emperor.</span>
This practice is known as the SPOILS SYSTEM.
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