<span>In Austria, Emperor Joseph II freed the serfs</span>
The USS Maine was sunk in the Harbour of Havana, Cuba, during a revolt of the cubans against Spain. Public opinion in the USA was that Spain was to blame. Starting as a diplomatic issue between Spain and USA, rapid escalation resulted in war between the two countries.
C. Agreement on the inclusion of a Bill of Rights
D. China fell under the complete control of foreign countries
Sociologists would call this shift in focus an example of goal displacement. This happens when the original goals of an organization is being replaced with goals that are developed as time passes by. The new goals are much more related to the situation of the present times as compared to the original ones which were planned before everything started.