A. Liberalism
Liberalism has to do with free trade and free markets where governments do not restrict imports or exports.
This is true, not having a navy has shown itself to be a weakness of many nations/civilizations in the past. And there are also good reasons why this is so. Not having a navy strongly impacts a civilizations ability to maneuver around certain points and go around them. It also limits the ability to trade with other natons. Not to mention the additional value of having the firepower of ships (those that had cannons later on at least).
The answer is D. Below average
The Chinese worked on railroads when they migrated to america
The answer is NEUTRALITY to be neutral is to not take sides in a war or arguement