It should be the first one
Answer:
It created a divide within the imperial court.
Explanation:
Leo III prohibited the veneration of images that represented Christ and the saints in 726. He did so for reasons of religious and political order.
This prohibition of a custom, which had undoubtedly resulted in all kinds of abuse, seems to have been inspired by a genuine desire to improve public morals, and gained the support of the official aristocracy and a sector of the clergy. But a great majority of theologians and almost all monks opposed these measures with firm hostility, and in the western part of the Empire the people refused to obey the edict
Corporations were formed because small, family owned businesses needed to expand but didn't have enough capital. They were run by buying stock or a share in the ownership of the company. ... Monopolies are when a business takes over the entire industry of that product.
I’m thinking it was the boxer rebellion as that happened not long after the open door policy
