With war, every country is afraid. They're afraid of possibly being ambushed, becoming in dept, and many other reasons. So by remaining neutral they can sit back and not have to worry about being attacked by any country that's fighting. But that's not always the case now and days. Hope I answered your question correctly.
A)the quantities of gold and silver brought back to Italian explorers
<span>b)concentration of riches in the hands of the king and his court </span>
<span>c)their participation in trade between Europe and the East </span>
<span>d)the location of the Vatican in Italy</span>
Treaty of Paris ends Spanish-American War. In France, the Treaty of Paris is signed, formally ending the Spanish-American War and granting the United States its first overseas empire. The Spanish-American War had its origins in the rebellion against Spanish rule that began in Cuba in 1895.
The answer is B, although C and D could be true they are not mentioned in the passage
