The answer would be c.) missionaries.
"<span>B. a puppet government that was supported by foreign rulers" would be the best option, since these puppet governments almost always act in the best economic interests of the countries that put them there, not the countries in which they physically reside. </span>
India and Pakistan is the answer
It was because the Soviet Union became the focus of Germany's plans of attacking during the war. This became a reason for Stalin to get the Britain and U.S. into action in order to attack Italy so then it will surrender. It effectively made the Germany divert their attention towards the western parts.