Which statement from the passage addresses an event from the past?
a. today, egypt is an independent republic with its own constitution
and elected leaders.
b. it is possible that egypt will become an autocratic state if these
leaders continue to grow more powerful.
c. european powers then occupied egypt beginning in the late 18th
century.
d. however, some modern observers worry that powerful military
leaders have seized too much power in the country.

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C) because it all started in the 18th century so that is a past event. Hope I helped!

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