The answer is B.
American merchant ships were being attacked by pirates (like...literal pirates) from the Barbary States. These pirates were holding the crews hostage and demanding money.
Jefferson wanted to try to end that.
All immigrants coming into the US had to stop at ether of those places to be allowed into the US
Gorbachev pursued glasnost and perestroika reforms in part because <span>the war in Afghanistan had drained the nation’s resources</span>
Germany really did not have a role in this discussion. The Allied nations of France and Britain left out Russia and Germany blaming Germany for the war. They took German lands and banned a military presence in Germany. The lack of say largely contributed to WWll