<span>It was an era of new Roman Christian states. By 966, much of the Polish region had sided with Rome, as did the of Hungary around 986. Large sections of </span>Scandinavia adopted the Latin Church by 1000. Pagan lands were minimal.
The answer is D: totalitarian dictators rising to power. Each country listed above had a totalitarian head of state; Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini