The correct answer is D.
It set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.
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Reveal part of the backstory that occurs during the flashback.
Answer:
The Book Thief Themes T he main themes in The Book Thief are death, friendship, and war. Death: Liesel's brother dies at the beginning of the novel, and his death is followed by those of the millions of Jews killed in the concentration camps. Death proves capricious, both in the victims it claims and the stories it tells.