The reason why these words are often used in similar settings is because they can be connected. An example would be this: "Sometimes when people actively dissent, they are persecuted because the government has no tolerance for dissent".
was it the Elizabethan Era
The answer is A.) Confederalism
The war which occurred in the mid-1800s that weakened the economy of the Ottoman Empire was the Russo-Turkish War, led by the Turks on one side, and Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro on the other.
I think A but I`m not a hundred % sure. :)