The correct answer is that it increased their power
The standing armies were controlled by the kings and since the kings enjoyed the support of the people who started having nationalistic tendencies the support for standing armies grew as well. This was combined with the fact that nobles started losing influence and support which means that they wouldn't be able to have armies at their side and there would be a standing army of the entire nation.
Hey there! It looks like you've asked a multiple choice question without providing the answer choices. Don't worry I've found them. They are:
<span>A) revitalization of family farms
B) migration to the suburbs
C) population shift to the Northeast
D) higher unemployment for the nation’s
autoworkers
The correct answer is B.</span>
B. <span> It makes the reader wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.</span>