If you're talking about G.I. generations then the answer is about 4
Its around {5,6,or 7} I think
The correct answer is - C. Songhai.
The Songhai Empire was one of the largest empires that the African continent witnessed on its soil. The empire stretched from the Atlantic coast, where Senegal and Gambia are now, occupying the northern portion of Western Africa, and large portion of the western Sahel, having the Niger River running in the middle of the empire.
The people living in this empire were Muslims, and they had accepted it before the empire was formed through earlier contacts with Muslims. As the empire grew stronger and larger, it incorporated lot of people that were not Muslims in it. The Songhai used their power and managed to convert most of the people on their territory to the Islam, thus spreading out the religion and strengthening it in the region.
<h2>Answer:</h2>
<u>The examples of hard power methods in foreign policy are ;</u>
Military intervention
Protectorate alliance
<h2>Explanation:</h2>
Hard power in International relations is related to the use of force and coercion. Military Interventions are terms related to hard politics so it can be considered as a method of hard power in foreign policy. Similarly, a protectorate is a state or country that's protected by a larger, stronger country. So a Protectorate alliance is a group of countries which protects a small and weak country. This can also be considered a method of hard politics while designing a foreign policy.