B. It caused a sense of uncertainty in both Italy and Germany and made people want a strong leader<span />
Enlightened despotism, also called benevolent despotism, a form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.
Some delegates were opposed to having a president leading the executive branch because there could generally only be one president in a nation, and the delegates feared this one person would try to take over the other two branches of government leading to a state of government in which one rules over all.
The correct answer for the given question above would be option D. The statement that summarizes the ordinary Americans' attitude toward the war in Europe is that, they felt that the war was none of their business since they were just recent immigrants and they don't want to involve themselves in the war.
The Transcontinental railroad greatly affected US commerce in the sense that it made the transportation of goods far easier and cheaper, which reduced prices.