Which country was the first to provide social security

Germany

Explanation:

Germany became the first nation in the world to adopt an old-age social insurance program in 1889, designed by Germany's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. The idea was first put forward, at Bismarck's behest, in 1881 by Germany's Emperor, William the First, in a ground-breaking letter to the German Parliament.

answer: c  

the factory goes out of business, causing the workers to lose their jobs.

explanation:

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