Complete the sentence about Sveinn Björnsson with the correct year: Although Iceland had become a sovereign state in ______, its foreign affairs had been conducted by Denmark until the beginning of the Second World War.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1918
Although Iceland had become a sovereign state in 1918, its foreign affairs were conducted by Denmark. It was a sovereign state in a union.
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