I believe the correct answer is A.
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<h2>German success, then stalemate</h2>
<h3>Marne in early September 1914. This staunch rearguard action destroyed German hopes of a rapid victory in the west and defeated the Schlieffen Plan. The battle on the Western Front descended into a bloody stalemate that was not broken until the spring of 1918.</h3>
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Expansionists justified the idea of Manifest Destiny and the acquisition of new territory because they were spreading B) Democracy. Those that supported Manifest Destiny believed that the United States' unique cultural and political traits had destined it for expansion and that this was supported by its higher ideals that had to be spread across the continent.