the answer is b.military aid
Issues resonate across cultures because of their different beliefs and practices. this causes arguments in what is right and wrong when it comes to religion.
After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they based themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. After 40 years of wandering in the desert, Moses died within sight of the Promised Land on Mount Nebo.
The correct answer should be Advances in Technology and Industrial revolution
Mexican-American war happened in the 40s so that's before 1860, while a war with Spain occurred in 1898 which is after the mentioned period. They did advance in technology exactly due to the industrial revolution. An agrarian revolution. An agricultural revolution didn't happen in the US because of the Long depression that slowed it all down.
So, what is your question?