What was the primary reason why france wanted to regulate other countries’ trade?

a. the french believed that they were experts in trade and commerce and could teach other countries how to function best.
b. the french wanted to ensure that they had control over the actions of other, less desirable countries.
c. the french wanted to use their power to influence the types of goods and services that other countries traded.
d. the french believed that it was their religious duty to other counties that were not as powerful or fortunate.

Igor stravinksy’s ballet, the rite of spring, featured clashing music, harsh sounds and deliberately ugly dancing. upon its premier, theater goers literally rioted in the seats of the venue. historians argue this moment is a “breaking point” where europe proves it is destined to be plunged into world war i. why would historians make such a claim? a people were genuinely angry that someone so bad at composing could make a ballet b the ballet represents colonialism. it showed the consequences of centuries of exploitation of non-european people. c the ballet represents the changing ideologies of modernity. the youth of europe breaking all the old rules and the old guard clinging on to the last bits of power d the ballet represents war itself. it drudged up old rivalries between the french and german peoples, inciting the lust for combat.