Answer:
Wasted government money
Explanation:
The sentence "wasted government money" is the one that fits the best in the blank box.
The reason is that it is the only sentence with a negative meaning, and the sentence itself is giving a negative opinion about the political machines from the beginning.
All the other senteces have a positive connotation, and because of that, would not fit in the blank space.
Answer:
Economic and global power.
Explanation:
As with all colonies in the colonial period of history, they were sources of both cheap raw materials and outlets for the (expensive) finished products. They also provide a physical extension of the military and political power of the colonizing nations.
Poland, Austria-Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
The correct answer is (D) fresh water sources