The Americans won the Spanish-American War. As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the US gained territory in the Pacific and Carribean, including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. This led to the US increasing production of more foreign goods that they could now produce in their own territories, and therefore expanded their markets.
In the American Revolution, privateers transported arms, munitions and tropical products to the American continent. ... Following the American Revolution, many former privateers became captains on merchant ships, because without war, privateering was no longer needed on such a large scale.
The correct answer is Stalin held little regard for individual rights.
This is evident from the passage because he refers to achieving security (safety) meant depriving individuals of their freedoms. This reference shows that Stalin was more worried about controlling all of the elements within a society rather than protecting the rights of individual citizens.
Answer:
D. Stalin replaced Vladimir Lenin upon his death in 1924.
