When on november 11th, 1918, an armistice was signed to end world war i, the war's biggest losers were because their governments ceased to exist.
a. the former industrial powers of britain and germany
b. russia, the u. s., and austria-hungary
c. russia, austria-hungary, and the ottoman empire
d. the prisoners of war

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.

d.

many people believed they were convicted solely because they were anarchists.