Answer:
There is much myth as there is fact about the man
Explanation:
To keep the United States pacific fleet from interfering with planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
The south was the side that had the cotton, so B is the only one that makes sense. A is wrong because the north was manufacturing. C and D don't make sense for the same reason. I think it is B.