Questions Are Based on the Following Image

question 47

Multiple Choice

Questions are based on the following image.
Indian infantry in the trenches at Fauquissart, France, 1915
-Which of the following was a factor that contributed to the conflict shown above?

• A) National rivalries and entangling alliances
• B) Ideological disputes about the best form of government
• C) A flare-up of old disputes between the Russian and Ottoman Empires over access to the Mediterranean Sea
• D) United States' President Woodrow Wilson's vow to "make the world safe for democracy"

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