How did the Tang dynasty change civil service? It eliminated training programs.
It expanded the merit-based system.
It increased pay for civil government jobs.
It gave government jobs to the most loyal citizens.

It can be inferred that the dramatic increase in defense spending by germany was the result of. (a) attempts by great britain to take german colonies. ( b) fear of a two-front war against france and russia (c) the need to put down a communist rebellion (d) a competition with the allies to produce atomic weapons