I am 99% sure that the correct answer is D, confucius
Explanation:
Athough initially disregarded by the great powers of Europe, the Monroe Doctrine became a mainstay of U.S. foreign policy . In 1823 U.S. President James monroe proclaimed the U.S. protector of the western Hemispere by forbidding European powers from colonizing additional territories in the Americas.
The Emancipation Proclamation is very important to the United States because it abolished slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation was a executive order, ordered by President Abraham Lincoln, on January 1, 1863 that abolished slavery completely. This executive order changed the topic of the war to freeing slaves and bringing them to the free land. If it wasn't for this executive order, there could possibly still been slavery during their time, and possible today.
Answer:
centralized = concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority