Exposed them to new lands to conquer as well as spread influence too. It allowed competing countries to appear superior if they conquered land in the land. Land=resources and power all equate to more economic oppurtunities
The correct answer is this one: <span>c. provide workers with financial security during illness and old age.
Bismark's Germany was the first welfare state in the world, as he believed that the biggest problem for the workers is lack of security.
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At the peak of the Roman Empire's reach, around A.D. 117, the Empire stretched as far north as modern Scotland, stretched down through Europe east into Asia as far as the border between modern day Iraq and Iran, with its southern reaches extending into northern Africa.
