Question

The fundamental cause of the Peloponnesian War was __________.

Select one of the options below as your answer:
A.
Rome's attempt to expand into Greece
B.
Sparta's fear and jealousy of the power and wealth of Athens
C.
Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire
D.
Athens's fear of Sparta's growing empire in Greece
Medals shall be given.

Answer 1

A.- it did not include Rome, so no.
B. - good answer, let's keep on looking though - is there a better one?
C.- he didn't live at the time of the war, false
D.- This looks good on the first sight, but in fact, it was Sparta who was fearing, and Athens who was growing

so the best answer is B.