Ultimately no actual cause of death was reported, only that Mr. Bloom died in his home in Chicago in 1999.
The best option from the list would be "<span>a series of failed economic programs," since it was operating under a "command economy"--meaning that government had to "guess" supply and demand. </span>
In 1907, Britain, France and Russia formed a military alliance for WWI, known as the Triple Entente.