He rejected the suggestion of dividing Germany into several smaller states and arresting and executing anyone accused of guerrilla crimes, without the right to a trial.
Explanation:
Here's a (very) brief summary of the fall of the Aztec empire, after the arrival of Hernando Cortes until the fall of Tenochtitlán (read a biography of Hernan Cortez here):
1519 (March 4): The Spaniards land in what is now Veracruz. The natives greet him with gifts. A contingent from Tenochtitlán also arrives with gifts. Cortes showed force and demonstrated his canons, terrifying the messengers.
Cortes sinks all the ships except one small vessel, and moves to the city-state of Tlaxcala. Generally speaking they begin on friendly terms.
The Spanish went on to Cholula. It's unclear what happened, but in the end many people in the city were killed by the Spanish. Read more about Cholula here.
1519 (Nov 8): Cortes and army arrives at Tenochtitlán, and begin on good terms. However, Cortes takes charge and demands tribute and some Roman Catholic shrines to replace the Aztec gods.
Cortes returns to the coast to defeat a rival Spanish army. The remaining soldiers join him.
The Aztecs revolt, driving the Spanish from the city. Cuitláhuac becomes emperor.
The Spanish go to Tlaxcala and make an alliance with them.
Most Aztec cities are conquered, and a siege of Tenochtitlán begins.
1521 (13 August): The last Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc, surrenders to Cortes.
B.large urban areas became even larger
The correct answer is - the United States.
With the victory in the Spanish-American War, the United States managed to promote themselves as an imperial power, and also as a country that is strong, is on the rise, and should be well respected and feared.
The United States managed to gain a lot of new territory, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, as well as the entirety of Colorado, Wyoming, and Kansas. This increased the territory of the United States by far, it managed to become the dominant power in the region, it gained much more coastline on the Pacific, as well as on the Gulf of Mexico. Lot of natural resources were also gained as these territories are rich in numerous natural resources, an that helped to boost the economy and development even further.
