<span>the nationalists at the beginning took a back seat to fighintn the japs, then took the brute force task of fighting the japs head on because they had better weapons than the communists</span>
The answer is b)<span> groundwater was overpumped
As population in Mexico City and the </span><span>San Joaquin Valley skyrocketed, the demand for water also increased.
Mexico City was once the most populated city on earth and that created a lot of burden on the cities infrastructure including the water supply.
The groundwater was over pumped leading to huge problems for millions of people.</span>
Answer:
He wanted to show Europeans that the United States would not help Latin American independence movements.
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