<span>After refusing to repay their debt following the Mexican-American War, European powers decided to implement a navy blockade onto the country, which would ultimately restrict an array of goods and products from coming into the country, further crippling their economy.</span>
Federalism is a form of government that divides sovereign power across at least two political units. In the context of the United States, power is divided among the national and state governments so that each government has some independent authority.
All of the following developments in Germany during the 1930s (the construction of fortifications along the Rhine River, the annexation of Austria, and the resumption of the military draft to create a large army) were violations of the Treaty of Versailles, except D) the return of the Saarland to German control.