<span>During the Middle Ages, merchants, artisans, and their guilds contributed to the
rise of towns. They helped accumulate wealth, then would pay taxes, then the cities would grow. They were of high importance for the creation of large cities.</span>
<span>A. they were persecuted in Europe</span>
The correct answer is "The United States hoped to benefit from problems in Latin America.".
Latin American governments are considered as "faulty democracies" or "pseudo-democracies", as government institutions are constantly threated by external fights for power.
Latin America is also a region with many resources, therefore, by aiding governments in this region. The United States lays a path to good relationships with the regimes that will result in ease in trade relations and foreign investment by private American Enterprises in these countries.
Answer:
the person's name is Edward l.
