Answer:
A. Poverty noticeably declined.
Explanation:
According to the Brooks' article, and an Article released by the New York Times in 2018, the Chinese population, despite being overall still poorer than the United States, they have taken matters into their own hands, and with optimism as their main tool, new generations are exceeding the economical success of their fathers, and the generations that came before them.
I would go with A) This competition would cause tensions due to the race and who was going to win.
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Explanation:
Initially, McClellan was trusted a military leader. He was able to successful train and equip the US military against the Confederacy. His planning proved to be detailed however, his perfectionist qualities made him slow to move and often without the aggression needed to fight the Confederacy. His plan was, theoretically, a good one in which troops would move east and come at Virginia from the water. This attack was aimed right at Richmond and if successful would have ended the war.