What was the backbone of the Prussian military state?
(A) The Hohenzollerns depended on their parliament to maintain
their strong position in central Europe.
(B) At the core of the Prussian state was an absolutist king, William
III, who made all major decisions.
(C) The Prussian military, based on the hiring of mercenaries from a
neighboring German state, Hesse, provided the needed strength
to make the Hohenzollerns the most powerful royal family on the
continent.
(D) The Hohenzollern rulers worked closely with the Junkers to build
a strong military.