<span>The battle of Leyte Gulf not 100% sure tho :/
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I believe the answer is: It delayed or extended nationalist struggles.
The nationalist struggles come after different nations started to fully embodied nationalist movement, which make them tend to incline to prove their nation's superiority over another nations. This type of thinking often lead to conflicts among these european nations.
Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England
Answer:
D. The contrast in the geography of the two regions encouraged variations in lifestyles.
Explanation:
The south had more warmer and drier climate, which promoted the planting of crops, especially cash crops like tobacco and later cotton. The north, on the other hand, had a colder and wetter climate, which promoted more of fisheries, and planting of grains, which needed a cooler and more wetter environment.
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