Why did rich sultans kings and emperors collect animalsa: they waned to sell the to make moneyb: they wanted to prove their wealth and powerc: they traded these animals for other goods and servicesd: they used their fur to make goods?

The answer is, they wanted to prove their wealth and power.  The collection of these animals was called a menagerie. People in the higher level in society have a menagerie that has exotic animals. These animals are usually gifts from other royal blood which are rare and expensive to possess.

Britain and its empire stood alone against hitler and mussolini. in june 1941, hitler broke the non-aggression agreement with stalin and germany invaded the soviet union. in december, japan attacked the us and britain. the main lines of world war ii had formed.