Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th century? (a)Government leaders were followers of new ideologies from Europe such as socialism
(b)Government leaders received money from business and also believed in laissez-faire
(c)Government leaders feared violence from business owners if they took the side of workers
(d)Government leaders did not believe that conditions for industrial workers were all that bad

Option b (Governmentlaissez-faire) is the appropriate option.

Explanation:

The other options are given aren't connected to something like the example described. So, the solution here was the right one.

1) the taiping rebellion was prompted from 1850-1864 and waged against the ruling of machu qing dynasty. the rebellion was caused by hong xiuquan and class differences, later leading to a radical change in social and economic structure.

3) karl marx, a believer of the principle of socialism, believed that the working class would have to free themselves from the exploitation of industrialists by establishing a radical socialist classless society where all industries and   property are owned by the state.

5) as indians revolt gained power, people found additional reasons to protest against the british rule. princely families joined the uprising due to changes to the inheritance law which made adopted children ineligible to assume the throne. this was an attempt by the british to control royal succession in the princely states that were nominally independent from the british.

explanation: d