I think it might be jack-o-lantern
Germany had the urge to split its region between the Protestants in the north and the Catholics in the south because of the rising conflicts in these religious factions at the time of the "Age of Reformation." The continuous tensions between these two factions could rattle the political structure of Germany.
When a country establishes foreign policies, the interest of the country itself (A) is the most prioritized interest in constructing foreign policy. This is logical given that a country creates a strategy for foreign policy and national security based upon representing their own peoples interests first.
As Europeans moved beyond exploration and into colonization of the Americas, they brought changes to virtually every aspect of the land and its people, from trade and hunting to warfare and personal property. European goods, ideas, and diseases shaped the changing continent.