Its where the river Hindus think of as sacred
People will want to shop more and get more of the product if it's a lower price.
The correct answer is A) Carter’s failure to get the hostages back ruined his re-election chance in 1980
Carter couldn't solve it and his attempts to do it failed. This, combined with various other problems caused him to lose the election to Reagan by a landslide. The hostages were released when Reagan became the president and could return to the United States. This is why he only stayed as president for a single term.
The answer is a Filibuster.
China was itself an established empire and could not be conquered the same way as they did Africa and India.
What you are saying is basically equal to saying why not land in England (during that period) and turn everyone into slaves.
Since that is impossible, establishing spheres of influence allows major powers to break China from the inside.
The major powers of europe, Japan, and America ganging up on china during those days is the main reason behind China's firm foreign policy today.