The salaries increased, sometimes drastically some times slowly. An average worker in the 1900 had a salary between 256$ and $439 per year, while in 1929 the average salary was between 752$ and 1164$ per year. This all stopped and became much much worse when the great depression hit in the thirties which left the economy devastated.
Pain in abdomen or muscles, coughing blood, fever, chills, fatigue, vomiting, etc. Google symptoms of the plague. Also if you have a history book there is probably specific symptoms they're looking for to answer this.
I think the answer is c. contemplative
Nations responded to threats to their allies by mobilizing their militaries.
By the time that anyone took back the decision to go to war, it was already too late because militaries got ready so quickly. It was like lighting a fuse, it happens so fast, it is almost impossible to stop.