How did the Civil War settled the issues of the differences between free and slave states

Which of the following statements describes how the punic wars contributed to the development of the roman empire? (5 points) they allowed the romans to focus more on expanding into the western mediterranean. they resulted in the overthrow of the roman republic and establishment of the empire. they marked the end of roman expansion in the mediterranean region. they forced the romans to reorganize their government with an emperor as ruler.

The idea of manifest destiny simply stated it was america's destiny to expand from the atlantic ocean to the pacific. the word "destiny" implies an idea that it was within our rights as a nation to expand. in a paragraph of 125+ words, explain what could be wrong with that idea.

What motivated germany to make an alliance with austria-hungary?   a.  fear of aggression from the united states      b.  fear of aggression from france      c.  the desire to invade russia      d.  fear of aggression from england