C) <span>They worried it would work against the interests of the Soviet Union.</span>
<span>A. when Congress has just convened a session
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Ulysses S. Grant is the answer
It further showed the influence that the church had on the crown.
It showed that the papacy didn't mind going to war for what they wanted.
It rallied the country together for a common cause, looking up to the papacy.