Why would absolute monarchs claim divine rights?

Back then everyone actually believed in God.

Explanation:

People would believe the Kings when they said that God gave them the throne because they didn't know what else to believe.

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.

d. it spread christianity. i just took the test and got it right.