Answer:
The correct answer is: B. Criticize more.
Explanation:
To nit-pick is to unnecessarily criticize unimportant details that do not change the intended meaning of the original sentence.
For example, if someone is talking about an event that took place "in the 90's" and someone barges in to correct the first person and tell them that "in reality, it took place in 1992", that is nit-picking.
The correct answer is C) Militarism contributed to a European arms race.
The countries in the European mainland had always been in a sporadic conflict for over a millenimum.
By the 19th century there was wide-spread prosperity in Europe.
In this prosperity many countries began to adopt militarism, the belief that a strong and modern army is necessary to not only defend the country but ensure national interests are promoted abroad.
It culminated in a strong Arms race between all major European powers of France, Germany, United Kingdom etc.
The correct answer is 69.5