I think it is B. the Enlightenment, but I might be wrong.
Answer:
Option: a. it held that goods should be produced in whatever portion of the empire was most economically efficient.
Explanation:
Britain being an empire, had to run by keeping its economy secure, therefore introduced the system of mercantilism. Under mercantilism, the British took the colonies as moneymakers for the Empire. The British colonies expected to provide raw materials (cotton, fur, timber, etc.) to the mother country and in return, buy British manufactured goods.
3rd One. I recently read an article on this so I think its 3.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics later dissolved into fifteen independent countries in 1991.Three of the them, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania declared their independence even before the demise of USSR in September 1991. The basic on USSR countries are here!