Which of the following was a consequence of the increasing wealth of European states?
A) A growing division arose between monarchs and merchants.
B) An expanding diet led to a decrease in European tooth decay.
C) European states grew rich enough to wage almost unceasing wars against one another.
D) A belief that European states should open up their colonial markets to trade with their European rivals
Answer: C) European states grew rich enough to wage almost unceasing wars against one another.
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