It led to the fall of the Qing government.
The philosophies of individualism and secularism were similar during the European Renaissance because d) each philosophy deemphasized the importance of religion. This was because individualism emphasized that the individual could make their own choices (without influence from the government or the church) and secularism emphasized living a life without the church (or the influence of the church).
To reinforce America's stance as a global superpower as a force not to be reckoned with- as it was a huge show of force.
Sugar plantations, enslaved africans, ruthless plantation owners, strenuous manual labor