What did the Red Smear in the cartoon symbolize? development of the hydrogen bomb by the U. S.
false accusations that communists infiltrated the US government
nuclear arms race between the US and Soviets
guilty verdict in the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg espionage case

I belive the answer is C

byzantine empire is the answer i think you are looking for.

hope this : )

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho