I think it’s b) Become an empire or become part of someone.m else’s empire
The Great Depression in the 1920s in the United States also affected many countries such as Latin America and Africa. Latin American countries were pretty much affected because of the US investments established and the country's exportation to the US also crashed. On the other side of the world, Africa had declared Great Depression in terms of political and economic. However, they were saved from a complete collapsed by the gold mining industry.
Say it but in English please
The colonies helped by securing their borders.
I don’t know if this is right, but i hope this helps!