<span>They emerged because of the decline of the Holy Roman Empire. They saw the revolt of the french people during the french revolution and became afraid of what might happen to them. They threatened to attack France if the chaos didn't stop and so they did.
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The Native Americans. But, what the history books want you to believe is that it was Christopher Columbus.
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C) becoming a powerful and respected country in the eyes of other nations(can't sure this ans.)
"<span>the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand" is thought to be the spark that lit the powder-keg </span>of war at the beginning of the 20th century. A dense web of alliances was set off from this shooting.