I think it was germany and they gained an alliance right before ww1
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did.
Explanation:
Mark me brainly please
 
        
             
        
        
        
He would be charged and put in jail
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Slavery. 
Explanation:
The Civil War started because the Northern states wanted to abolish slavery and the Southern states wanted to keep their slaves.
 
        
             
        
        
        
If I remember correctly the opium wars resulted in china being figuratively split up by european powers. So, I'd go with 4.