Allows laws and politics to be refined over time
Maximilian Robespierre effectively ruled the nation from 1793-1794. After he was overthrown, a council known as the Directory ruled until 1799, when Napoleon took over. He ruled until 1814, when Louis' brother took the throne.
The United Kingdom, France and Spain. The UK established the 13 original states, the French colonized Quebec in Canada and the Spanish were the colonizers of Florida
I believe the answer is: B.The Byzantine emperor was considered to be the highest political and religious figure. In the Western Empire, the highest political and religious figures were two different people.
Even though it's true that the priests had a really huge influence in western politic, At that time period the highest political figures and religious figures still divided between the emperor and the High Priest. The priest's involvement in political stance limited only to being a direct advisory to the Emperor.
The Serbian Expansion and Russian role in the Balkans.
Combined with the increase in Russian military strength, both Austria and Germany felt threatened by Serbian expansion; when Austria invaded Serbia on 28 July 1914, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Sazonov viewed it as an Austro-German conspiracy to end Russian influence in the Balkans.
On 30 July, Russia declared general mobilization in support of Serbia; on 1 August, Germany declared war on Russia, followed by Austria-Hungary on 6th.