Spain, France, United States
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Political reformism offered some of the earliest signals for a progressive movement generally and for sustained reform through the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Progressive reformers began to shed Victorian ideas about society, including some of the trappings of Social Darwinism.
Explanation:
The author is talking about how the us had to waste countless lives in wars against the communist and it seems he/she is trying to convince the reader about how absurd this situation is and how we should stop sending our soldiers to fight these dumb wars that have started for reasons unexplained.
(sorry if this doesn't help i tried to point out a main idea)
Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote a very important book "The influence of Sea Power Upon History" , this book and another one, gained recognition in Europe and set the example of how the British empire grew based on its naval power. This was like a teaching for the American in order to develop the concept of Manifest Destiny.
Considering i have no options to choose from, i’m just gonna say one. the second amendment. they can’t take our guns:)