On AP3X it's D:
Seized lands from the Roman Catholic Church and placed restrictions on religious leaders
Answer:
Many white Southerners say they assume that slaves want to be slaves; that because they are seen by these white Southerners as inferior beings
Answer:
they wanted water access to help transport goods back to Europe.
Explanation:
The correct answer in this case would be militarism (b). The reason why this is the correct answer because a nation's tendency to expand its armed forces and acquire new and better weapons is also exactly that - militarism.
Other answers here wouldn't be correct because they have different meanings. The only thing that would come close is imperialism which has some similarities but is used in different contexts.