Answer:
b: lighting the national christmas tree
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<u>D. Higher costs due to customer support</u> is not a benefit to smaller retailers of online shopping.
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Smaller retailers often incline themselves doing affordable business and save on cost as much as they can. Unlike large retailers, small retailers cannot afford to run a dedicated customer support service separately for their business online.
But looking at the trend of modern-day e-commerce, it becomes mandatory for them to dispense customer support service which doesn't prove to be very beneficial to the business.
Answer: constitutional monarchy
Explanation: the revolution gave Parliament far more power and weakened the king's influence
The goal was to stop the spread of Communism.
(Look into Domino Theory.)