3. In paragraph 3, the author proposes that the “historic rivalry between France and Germany” was one of the leading root causes of World War I. How, according to the author’s argument, did this rivalry contribute to the outbreak of WWI? Cite evidence in your answer.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.