Entangling alliances grew the small conflicts instantly.
When Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia for just the region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, automatically Russia and Germany were in the war.
A primary source is a person (or a record produced by a person) who was actually there, as a witness or a participant of the event in question. A secondary source is someone who obtained information from a primary source and who then wrote or spoke about it.
Inflation and unemployment rose to their peaks by the end of the 1970s. This happened because the fiscal deficit was largely financed by the federal finances. Further, an energy crisis was being faced due to the increase in the price of crude oil. This led to overall inflation and economic instability.
I know that it was cheap land so it would be A or D to my best judgement. Are you good at math?