Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

The German states were locked in a political stalemate3 as a result of certain factors. After Austria and Russia had blocked Frederick William’s attempt to unify Germany “from above,” tension grew between Austria and Prussia as each power sought to block the other within the German Confederation. Stalemate and reaction also prevailed4 in the domestic politics of the individual German states in the 1850s.

Which word or words in the topic sentence indicate a cause/effect pattern?
a. result, factors
b. were
c . locked
d. stalemate


a. result, factors

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