I'm pretty sure it's D, Mesopotamians
The answer to this question is the last statement which is "People began to prosper, and national pride grew". The Italy began to become an industrialized country and their economy boom and where the center of the projects and other activities in the country.
In the area of politics, women gained the right to control their earnings, own property, and, in the case of divorce, take custody of their children. By 1896, women had gained the right to vote in four states (Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah).
B. Discrimination in employment based on race was banned.
Answer:
They could not afford to pay the taxes