In short they were both but they were a indirect-hegemonic empire. they were also very territorial. if your teacher says it’s wrong they are wrong.
Gatekeeping is a person who stays in a gate and decide what passes through or not. synonymous in an organization, the gate keeper is the information dissemination machinery. gate keeping is more on the rise in organizations as they attempt to influence public opinion, in a semeengly information anxious society.
Probably horrification and distrust? I don't know the answers given
The correct answer is A) it crippled the confederate war effort in the wake of the destruction.