Franz joseph, emperor of austria, agreed to the creation of the dual monarchy to

improve the economy of the empire

satisfy the demands of hungarian nationalists

increase the role of germans in the empire

gain support of the slavic minorities

The answer is to satisfy the demands of the Hungarian nationalists.  During this time there was nationalism was now growing in Hungary as they were not satisfied with Austrian rule.  Austria at the time was declining in power after the wars with Italy.  This was later dissolved after World War I.

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option d is correct. corroborated sources of historical evidence   is necessary to validate a claim about an event in history.

historians tend to use written sources, but audio and visual materials as well as artifacts are important objects that supply information to modern historians.

historical sources are usually divided into two categories: primary and secondary sources. depending on the historian's intent, some sources shift their designation. determining what type of sources toimplement, and the level of credibility and reliability of those sources, is a significant step in critical thinking for the historian.

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