Answer: W.E.B. Du Bois
Explanation: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. He rose to national prominence as the leader of the Niagara Movement, which is a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks.
He fervently protested against racism, lynching as well as discrimination when it comes to education and employment. His activism was about people of color everywhere, particularly Africans and Asians. He was a proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize several Pan-African Congresses to fight for the independence of African colonies from European powers.
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator for Illinois.
Answer: B) creating a strong political and military alliance with France
Explanation:
In fact, Germany invaded France and the Low Countries on May 10, 1940 in a campaign to invade western Europe that lasted less than six weeks. Then, France surrended on June 14, 1940 and signed an armistice agreement with Germany on June 22, letting the nazis to occupy northern France and all of the country's atlantic coastline down to the border with Spain.
