C. is correct. After declaring war on Japan, the United States sent troops to Europe. USA had to rebuild some of it's navy before island hopping in the Pacific. However, none of the aircraft carriers were hit at the Battle of Pearl Harbor. They will play a key role throughout the Pacific Theater of WWII.
The Aztecs would be your answer.
The Maya were in the south of Mexico and the other two, the Ghaznavids and the Abbasids describe Asian peoples, so not peoples of the New World.