ap euro question 3?

Question

1. germany's interest in acquiring the french territories of alsace and lorraine in 1871 concerned
a. germany's desire to protect its population there
b. the desire to acquire its iron ore deposits
c. germany's support of an autonomous french speaking duchy there
d. enlarging the southern german-speaking kingdom of bavaria
e. appeasing austria for its loss of holstein

2. the crimean war of 1854-1856 resulted in ALL buy which of the following?
a. rumania emerged as a new state in central europe
b. serbia became a self-governing principality
c. russia reserved the right to maintain military presence on the black sea
d. austria and russia became politically estranged
e. turkey was reduced further as a military threat

Answer 1

Question 1
Answer is B. Germany wanted Alsace-Lorraine's iron ore for its heavy industry to make steel.
http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Provinces/Alsace-Lorraine.shtml

Question 2
A. Modern Rumania did start in 1859
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumania

B. Serbia gained its independence in 1815, but this was not permanent until after the Ottomans left in 1867.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia

C. Here we go. This is definetely WRONG.
Russia gave up these rights in 1856.
"Peace negotiations began in 1856 under Nicholas I's son and successor, Alexander II. Furthermore, the Tsar and the Sultan agreed not to establish any naval or military arsenal on the Black Sea coast. The Black Sea clauses came at a tremendous disadvantage to Russia, for it greatly diminished the naval threat it posed to the Turks"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War

Answer 2

i dont kno but im in ap euro and i use this website http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072316551/student_view0/chapter18/chapter_outline.html (choose different chapters to find info)