To invade Afghanistan and topple the Taliban government" was the United States' first response among the following choices given in the question to the <span>terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "b".</span>
A. Brazil
Brazil trades with the United States more than it does with any other country. Industrially, the private sector has made Brazil one of the most advanced countries in Latin America, with massive investment taking place since 1996.
Answer: Railroad
Native American tribes had already been struggling for decades before the construction of a railroad began to be planned. However, the railroad was a catastrophic event for the Natives' way of life. The railroad forever altered the landscape of their traditional land, as well as caused the disappearance of wild game, such as bison. This was particularly destructive to the Plains people, who depended on the bison for nearly all of their needs.
The railroad also increased conflict between the Native people and the colonizers. It allowed white settlers to move to areas originally only inhabited by Native tribes, causing land disputes, deaths and displacement.
Two modern states characterized by Spartan suppression of the individual are: Nazi Germany and Communist Russia, since these were very extractive and violent institutions (although Nazi Germany was worse).