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When Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba in 2018 announced it had chosen the ancient city of Xi’an as the site for its new regional headquarters, the symbolic value wasn’t lost on the company: it had brought globalization to its ancient birthplace, the start of the old Silk Road. It named its new offices aptly: “Silk Road Headquarters”. The city where globalization had started more than 2,000 years ago would also have a stake in globalization’s future.
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Assuming you're referring to the "French and Indian War", the outcome was significant since it led to the British heavily taxing the colonists in order to pay for the war (which they won), which led to the American Revolution.
Your answer would be B.
Why? The others don't make sense.
By moving into these countries and establishing trading posts, they were then able to establish a military presence.