The answer is B, just answered the question on Apex :)
People want a sense of security, the knowledge that no matter what happens there’s something protecting them or making them feel superior because of their government. example: north koreans worship their leader because they are convinced they are the strongest country in the world. they have that sense of security given to them through their country’s propaganda.
Answer:
Because the United States does not seek to control territory or govern the overseas citizens of the empire, we are an indirect empire, to be sure, but an empire nonetheless.