A. Eleanor of Aquitaine
Neither Charlemagne, Joan of Arc nor Henry II were alive at the time of the third crusade, so they cannot be the correct answer. Eleanor of Aquitaine was Richard I's mother and she was well known for her political influence, and she did help rule England while Richard I was away, therefore (A) is the correct answer.
The correct answer is <span>D. preparedness.
The United States initially wanted to stay out of the war and that was even a part of Wilson's slogan during his candidacy. However, when they realized that they would no longer be able to stay out of the war, they started preparing by training people to join the army which would be used to participate in the war on various European fronts.</span>
<span>The correct answer here is the last option. The settlement movement was
created in 1880s as a reformist movement whose goal was to help the poor and
improve their lives. Their plan was to this by getting the wealthy and the poor
to share an interdependent community. The settlement movement hoped to achieve
this by opening the “settlement houses” where someone from the middle class who
volunteered would live and improve the living conditions of their poorer neighbors</span>
