What occurred in 1532 in modern day Peru that illustrated the power of disease, technology, and misplaced cultural assumptions in warfare?
A) the military conquest of Francisco Pizarro and his army of 168 Spanish soldiers of Inca Emperor Atahuallpa and his army of 80,000 soldiers
B) the military defeat of Francisco Pizarro and his army of 10,000 Spanish soldiers against Emperor Atahuallpa and his army of 300 soldiers
C) the military stalemate resulting from extended battles between Francisco Pizzaro and his army of 168 Spanish soldiers and Emperor Atahuallpa and his army of 80,000 soldiers
D) the long, bloody siege of Tenochtitlán resulting in the conquest of the Aztecs, led by Emperor Motecuhzoma, by an outnumbered Spanish army and their non-Aztec allies
Answer: A
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