It helped because it enabled other fronts to open up because the American Offensive in the area ended with a victory, which meant that they could move to other areas and bother Germans there. They didn't' do this however because the fighting ended since the Germans became aware of their losses and signed an armistice.
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The correct answer is: "He developed mathematical principles"
René Descartes (1596 – 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who lived more than 20 years in the Dutch Republic and was one of the main figures of the Dutch Golden Age.
His great influence in mathematics has been his major contribution to the Scientific Revolution, although his work in philosophy is outstanding too. He developed the the Cartesian system of coordinates. He is considered the father of analytical geometry, which connects both algebra and geometry and which has been used in the development of infinitesimal analysis and calculus .
Semantics is the study of word meanings.
It is one part of linguistics, other being syntax: the study of sentence structure, phonology and phonetics: the study of sounds, morphology: the study of word structures and pragmatics: the study of actual use of language.