Answer: D. it planned to rapidly conquer France, then send its troops East toward Russia
Explanation:
When the first World War broke out in 1914, the Germans were faced with war on two front, France and Russia. To counter this, they sent most of their army into France with the expectation that they would rapidly conquer it.
With their troops now free, they would attack the Russians who they figured would take too long to mobilize their forces so would not attack Germany while Germany attacked France.
<span>There was a greed for land and the whites wanted the Indians off the land. The Indians on the other hand, wanted to retain the land that had always been there. As the Indians were forced off their lands into reservations many of the promises (treaties) made by the whites were not carried out or honored. As the Indians became more and more marginalized they fought back which lead to massacres like the one at wounded Knee SD. It all comes down to a battle for territory, sadly.</span>
Merchants and traders who travel along these routes must stop at oases to replenish food and water supplies and this means that whoever controls an oasis also controls the trade along the route—making oases desirable to political, economic, and military leaders.
Beaver pels were the most important because they were good for insulation on hats and clothes.
