Answer:
Option B, Gold, is he right answer.
Explanation:
Virginia was the first state in the nation that produced gold and become a resource for gold. The earliest evidence of gold are dated back to the year 1782 when Thomas Jefferson reported on a rock bearing the gold.
The first lode deposit of gold was found at the Whitehall Mine in Virginia in 1802. Moreover, in the years between 1804-1947 about 100,000 troy ounces of gold was produced in Virginia.
One reason could be that since England has colonized most of the countries in the past, the English language has been spread around. Another reason would be since English speaking countries like the US and Britain are powerful economically, knowing English is very important when making trades and business deals.
France blamed germane for WW1
A is the answer, expansionism