Answer:
The Spanish were trying to make the Aztec leader out to be a coward and weak.
The Spanish were attempting to give the impression of being powerful with their animals and technology.
Perhaps the Spanish were trying to give the impression that they were likely to win—thereby attracting more indigenous allies.
B. The united states began to build up its military and stockpile weapons. Both the US and the USSR participated in whats known as the arms race where the US collected enough atomic bombs to destroy the earth 25 times.
It was advantageously located near the coast and other settlements.
