i think its the First answer
B. The Nazi invasion of Poland drew England and France into war against Germany.
The Tang Dynasty of China when faced with rebellion from General An Lushan in their northern territories sought outside support from mercenary forces. This was done a number of times during the rebellion, these mercenaries were typically Arab, however, we also have examples of soldiers brought from Uighur to fight with the Tang and numbered in the thousands in the fight against Lushan's forces.
With the help of mercenary forces, the Tang were able to take back several important capital cities of China and effectively eliminated the rebellion of Lushan, as well as his later supporters and successors.
Sharecroppers were free people and slaves weren't. Slaves didn't "rent" a piece of someone's land and work on it. They were forced to work on land since they were owned by the land owner.