The answer is C, I just had the test so I know it is right.
The correct answer in this case would be militarism (b). The reason why this is the correct answer because a nation's tendency to expand its armed forces and acquire new and better weapons is also exactly that - militarism.
Other answers here wouldn't be correct because they have different meanings. The only thing that would come close is imperialism which has some similarities but is used in different contexts.
<span>All of the following American writers were considered to be a part of the Lost Generation except "C. Mark Twain," since the Lost Generation refers only to a select generation of writers. </span>
I like states’ rights but I’m not 100% sure but I think so