I think its B. The US and Britain were close allies during this time. Also, they were extremely suspicious of German intentions, since the sinking of Lusitania and the Zimmerman note was caused by them.
Germany wanted to build up her empire. This is known as imperialism.
The Federal Government receives finding from taxes coming out of salaries, which is called income tax. In the US especially, taxes contribute to the funding of Medicaid and social security benefits.
I believe the answer is 1990. If you are not sure about my answer just google it.
For Dictatorship, the second answer is incomplete, a dictator may obtain power not only through elections but by a military or institutional coup d'état, a civil war or a military intervention by a foreign power.
In a republic, power is held by those citizens that are able and government is a public matter (res publica in latin) to vote and the power comes from their vote during elections.
