First of all... what period? because if you are talking about this time, I think it is becaise they want to feel powerful to be able to have more allied countries in any situation, they also do it because they want to control most of the world natural sources that other countries have.
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C) They hated being occupied and controlled by the Northerners
they had just emancipated the slaves the main source of finance and a way of life for the white southerner
Before the panama canal people from East coast of America who wanted to go to Asia had to either sail around south America which took months or sail towards Asia and go around Africa which took even longer. The panama canal was a short cut right in the middle of central America which cut navigation time in half. Hope I helped. :)
answer:
if this is about the book in the rapids, he swims toward a boat so that he could be saved.
explanation:
https://quiz izz.com/admin/quiz/5d8d2460bdff85001ab867e4/into-the-rapids-plot-and-perspective
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