While I haven't reviewed the text, if France had an ongoing rivalry with Germany, which is commonly viewed as a trigger for WWI, it stands to reason that France would certainly engage in conflict with Germany.
The sequence of events in Twelfth Night from the earliest to the latest:
1) Olivia turns down Orsino, expressing a preference for Cesario.
2) Antonio takes a risk by bringing Sebastian to Illyria.
3) Olivia confuses Sebastian for Cesario.
4) Viola is shocked to see her brother alive.
In this sentence, there exists a single adverb, which is the term increasingly.
Adverbs function to modify verbs or adjectives, and here, the word increasingly modifies the adjective ineffective.
No other adverbs are present in the sentence, making increasingly the only valid choice.
C. The details about sugar consumption over time are provided by the authors to engage readers with surprising statistics.
Upon reviewing the excerpt, it is clear that no arguments are being made or defended. Consequently, we can conclude that this section does not aim to persuade. While information about dietary changes is presented, it serves to support the statistics. The alarming nature of the statistics appears to be primarily for shock value or purely for entertainment.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" serves as the National Anthem of the United States. It was penned on September 14, 1814, by amateur poet and attorney Francis Scott Key. In the lyrics, Key recounts his observations of the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British Royal Navy vessels during the Battle of Baltimore amidst the War of 1812.
When he mentions "hirelings and slaves," Key likely thought that the sailors were being poorly treated by their captains. Furthermore, many British soldiers were coerced into combat.