In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
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Question: Sentence 1:Official East German and Soviet histories portrayed this merger as a voluntary pooling of efforts by the socialist parties . Sentence 2:However , there is much evidence that the merger was more troubled than commonly portrayed .

Answer: however

Question: Sentence 1:He preferred negotiation and dialogue to senseless massacre , and he and Tancred tried to protect some of the Muslims of Jerusalem by sheltering them in the Temple . Sentence 2:However , these Muslims too were soon killed by other crusaders , enfuriating Gaston and Tancred .

Answer: however

Question: Sentence 1:Matt Wiman was expected to face Leonardo Santos at the event . Sentence 2:However on February 11 , Wiman pulled out of the bout citing a back injury and was replaced by Tony Martin .

Answer:
however