a) the fertile soil led to food surpluses, which supported a larger group of people
The appeasement policy of churchil that meant to keep Europe out of war did not bear any fruit. However, great he was, churchil and the allies only served to satsfy the ego of otherwise tyrants that had emerged in Germany and Italy.
the germans and Italians used these appeasement as an opportunity to militarize and rearm themselves. Churchill appeasement policy was hence a lost opportunity for the allies to weaken an already weak economies of Germany and Italy, and would have either stopped or postponed a major war.
D. All of these choices are correct