The form of city government favored by the biggest cities is the Option C: Mayor-Council. For instance, if we are talking about the state of Texas, then all the largest cities operate via Mayor-Council / Council-manager system, except for the Houston and El Paso.
Two major events triggering modernization of the middle ease would be World War I that started the rise of ethnic consciousness, overthrowing the ottoman rule. And the founding of Israel on 1948 which had established better access to other countries around the world starting the resolution of conflict with the help of UN which will then allow the countries to develop.
An alliance was formed between Germany and the untied states
It changed the world. It led to the Russian Revolution, the collapse of the German Empire and the collapse of the Hapsburg Monarchy, and it led to the restructuring of the political order in Europe and in other parts of the world, particularly in the Middle East.