After the Soviet Union lost twenty million soldiers in WW2, Stalin wanted to make buffer zones around friendly states so they would never be invaded again.
Answer:
A. were confident that their technology would destroy the Incans
Explanation:
The Spanish had a technology that was very superior to the Incan Technology. The Incas had a large empire, but technologically-wise, they were not even in the Bronze Age, since they did not know how to effectively manipulate metals.
The Spanish, on the other hand, had many iron weapons, and some firearms. They also had horses. Finally, they carried diseases for which the Incas did not have any antibodies, which caused the death of most Native Americans, including the Incas.
B. Though the treaty of Paris at the end of the seven years war
