Answer:
I'm telling you to not take the lasangna out of the oven because it's not ready yet!!
Explanation:
The description of Britain's foreign policy during the Victorian era is D. Fear of competition leads to cautious isolationism.
There was no suggestion of 'British imperialism' as imperialism at that time has a strong connotation of dogma and politics as consideration for the acquisition of territory.
The answer is A we just learned about this.
The first quote should be on page 2.
I, sadly, don't know which page the second quote is from.