He would claim that it was proof of superiority. Social Darwinism is an idea that people or countries who succeed in life and who become rich did so because they could adapt to the environment and that those who are poor are inferior to them because they couldn't. In country leading, the idea is that the countries that became wealthy were superior and thus easily became rich while poor countries are inferior in their opinions.
I beleive your answer is D it was one of the most fortified islands in the island hopping campaign.
Due to the US not treating African-Americans, thousands of them lost their employment when they returned home to the US. While they were in the Army they were treated well and had food and payment from the army, however it changed when the war ended.
The bourbon democrats refers to a group of people from democratic party who support laissez-faire capitalism.
At that time, several bourbon democrats in Louisiana develop a relationship with important people from railroads and banking industry. They are allegedly help those people to hide their taxes.
They also leverage their power to illegally run Louisiana State Lottery Company and stole a lot of money from the ticket buyers
Do you know the context?
I suppose the quotation is stressing that the writer has put a lot of effort into getting their argument/grievances heard by the parliament, and that said parliament is 'tyrannical', implying that it rules without concern for the people or accountability to them. It seems that the quote may be a way of justifying some later action, essentially saying; 'we've tried and failed to do this in the proper way, so now we must be more forceful'.
