Because they wanted more opportunities and an end to isolationism. I hope I helped.
Answer: The correct answer is D.
Explanation: At first I had chosen A when I took the test. I looked at the answers afterwards and it is D.
1-Germany wanted to have an empire to match other Europeans
2-the alliance system started a chain reaction of countries joining and Germany also wanted to show off there new army to the world(militarianisn)
The stratification factor in the old soviet union was based on the position that one held in the communist party. The communist party controlled power,politics, and religion. There was therefore practically no any other way that the stratification would be based.