Are you doing ancient China for this class?
Neither one of the sides were fruitful in getting through the resistance of the other and bringing about a stalemate. Trench fighting developed due the disappointment of the Schliffen Plan. It was another arrangement of fighting which was an immediate reason for the stalemate, and this is the reason. It was an arrangement of resistance not offense.
The 1920s were a unique time in the United States in the sense that it was a time of great economic prosperity and also great social woe. What led to this tension was a mix of rising immigration levels and and irresponsible attitude towards money and spending.
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.
The use of mandarins who traveled throughout China overseeing the implementation of Ming imperial dictates is most comparable to "<span>a. Persia's ghazi," since they acted as the "eyes and ears" or their respective rulers. </span>