The Scottsboro Boys were a group of nine African American teenagers (between the ages of 13 and 19) who were accused of sexually assaulting two white women in Alabama in 1931. While it is believed it is unlikely they truly did assault the women, a group of white teenage boys attempted to push one of the Scottsboro boys from the train for it was a "white man's train". After losing the fight, the white boys fleed and proceeded to tell the city's sheriff they'd been attacked. After searching the train, two white women got off the train and accused the black teenagers of sexual assault. They received poor representation, and I believe most of them were sentenced to death. The Scottsboro Boys are also known for perhaps being the inspiration of the coming of age book "To Kill A Mockingbird".
Answer:
Sphere of influence is the correct phrase.
Explanation:
<em>Example:</em>
British and Russian empire designed influence in Persia.
They were not actually interested in the country itself, but were extremely interested in the position it was located on. Britain wanted to keep safe British India, so the Russian's can't expand. But the Russians have already expanded in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The British weren't very happy since Persia had borders on that region.
In order to maintain peace between the two of them, they made an agreement that said that Britain would have influence on Eastern Persia, and at the same time, Russia will have impact on the Northern Persia.
I would say go with number 4