Many considered Louis XVI to be ineffectual mainly because of the fact that the revolution had already taken place, and that he was unable to enact any meaningful policies.
The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphant. ... By 1860, the Republican Party had replaced the defunct Whig Party as the major opposition to the Democrats.
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The one that was a factor in the U.S entry in world war I was :
B. the sinking of the Lusitania
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