Pacific Ocean is the answer
The best answer that would complete the sentence is that the stimulus or the money invested in the act in order to prevent the recession that would be compared to the Great Depression's is relatively very small. Also, the policy's uncertain effect on the economy.
They didn't want the United States to be dragged into another Conflict in Europe should it happen again. and America fell back into isolationism after WW1.
The senate wanted to make some changes to the Treaty of Versailles but wilson didn't allow it, In turn they refused to sign the Treaty. preventing the US joining the League of nations. So we sign our own treaty with the central powers.
I think it's D. after conquering southern China, he ruled over the largest land empire in history.