Abbas the great strenghtened the safavid empire in all of the
following ways except for
a.forming alliances with european powers.
b.using a mixture of force and diplomacy.
c. molding his army along turkish lines.
d. creating a decentralized government.

Abbas the Great strengthened the Safavid Empire in all of the

following ways except for  forming alliances with European powers.

Option A

Explanation:

Abbas roped in Spain to fight against the European powers, which also had Ottomans in it. To add more advantage in going against the European nations he favored Iran, where he decided to preach Christianity and offered many trading rights who in return served help in turning the tide against Europe. Due to increased tension amongst them, there was a war which was fought between 1603 – 1608, in which there was the first victory of the Safavid over the arch-rivals, the Ottomans.

As seen in WW1 trench warfare was out of date because weapons could fire quickly and more efficiently, therefore being more deadly. The use of planes to bomb enemy factories really changed war because they could defeat an enemy through attrition (not having enough supplies to support the army.) the birth of battlefield telephones made communication with the front lines easier. Through communication, men on the front lines could call for backup to be sent to them from a base. Tanks were faster and more reliable, for example the German blitzing. Tanks could move very quickly and overcome the enemy, and they were very destructive.

Changes like these made battles sometimes very quick and mostly urban, as machine guns came into play.