B and C.
Interestingly enough, the first telegraph message was by it's inventor himself, Samuel Morse, who sent a message from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, which read, "What hath God wrought?"
Answer:
Economic competition among industrial nations.
Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force.
A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent.
Discovery of New Lands And Trade Routes.
The statement: "<span>The use of airpower did little to change the way World War II was fought." is most certainly not correct.</span>
The rifles were improved, the first semi-auto rifles, tanks made the British in the lead, the first modern tank built by French (Renault FT).