What is a speculator in government?

Iwant to be an engineer but cant do math for the life of me, but i also want to be a cop. "what should i do"

Following archduke franz ferdinand's assassination, austro-hungarian leaders: a. aided the ottoman empire in its campaign to keep serbia under its control. b. executed nearly all prominent serbs living in austria-hungary c. threatened to invade serbia if serb leaders did not agree to a set of strict demands. d.. formed an alliance with great britain to protect austria-hungary from future attacks.

1. what potential advantages could companies like standard oil offer consumers?