Answer:
flailing mean beset by difficulties.
Explanation:
In simplest words flailing means struggling. As per the question, Britain's flailing economy means the struggling economy which needed to be revived from the newfound wealth. Taking another example of the word as a verb, flailing about in an attempt to swim that person hit his head on something hard. In this sentence, the individual found it hard to swim and therefore got injured.
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Serfs and peasants were stuck in their position? Is that what you’re looking for?
Answer:
the colonial victory at the Battle of Saratoga
Explanation:
Based on the other answer, I'm guessing that it was A. Russians were likely to reject pure Marxism because Marx was a German. (I'll update it when I know for sure.)