The ambitious plans of Chile's president José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández fell apart as soon as 1891, due to:
a. The absence in the country of critical minerals like nitrate.
b. The faltering pace of industrialization in the late 19 century, particularly in Germany and the United States.
c. A coup against him, led by conservative landowners, and his subsequent suicide.
d. An abrupt military intervention spearheaded by the British navy.
c. A coup against him, led by conservative landowners, and his subsequent suicide.
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