3. What brought an end to the “normal state of hostility” between the Safavids and Ottomans mentioned in the passage?
(A) Safavid fervor for its brand of Islam slowly declined until the two
empires stopped fighting.
(B) The constant fighting increased the respect of the empires for each
other, which eventually led to peace between them.
(C) Both sides united to fight against European Christian forces that
threatened them.
(D) The Ottomans slowly weakened until the Safavids no longer saw
them as a threat.

increasing defense spending.

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when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.