Question

Help please!

Answer 1

It's definitely not A) bc aircraft had not begun flying yet!
I would say C) to protect national interests

The U.S. needed naval ports in the Pacific because:
a. The U.S. found competition with the merchants of France and Great Britain.
b. These merchants would prevent other countries from trading with territories
they controlled.
c. The U.S. built their own ports along their route to trade.

Answer 2

The answer be to have a force to protect against enemy aircraft. :) Hope it helps!