As his father charles v had before him, philip ii of spain found his attention diverted from the ottomans by:

Religious tensions involving Protestants

Explanation:

During the reign of Philip II, Spain gained its power and influence in Europe. Philip saw himself as a devoted to Roman Catholic and remained against the Protestants and the Ottoman Empire. The tension between England and Spain rise when Queen Elizabeth I restored protestant religious in its country.  King Philip II commitment to restoring Catholicism in England resulted in the war (1585–1604). He wanted to restore the Catholic by pushing out Protestant in the country.

your answer would be (b)

answer

the statement that best describes president carter’s attempt to free the hostages in iran is c. all of the attempts failed.

explanation

the operation eagle claw conducted by the united states armed forces was a failed mission which aimed to rescue 52 americans captured as hostages in the american embassy, tehran on 24/4/1980.the mission was authorized by president jimmy carter. the failures included;   obstacles in operation that included operational conditions challenges caused by sandstorms, hydraulic problems of one the helicopters and , mechanical failure of another helicopter that was identified as a cracked rotor blade and the crashing of another helicopter during mission abortion causing death of 8 service persons.