It allowed them to more openly trade goods with other states but if you are referring to late 19th century as in the part of it with the civil war in it then it allowed them to largely influence the transport of military goods
I'm pretty sure it would be (c) - Africa
I don’t know. Good question.
A major reason why the Soviet Union did actually create satellite states following World War II in Eastern Europe was because they wanted to create a buffer zone against future invasions (2).
The correct answer therefore is 2.
They did this because they actually thought that war with the West was possible. For that reason, having buffer states between themselves and between a possible Western invasion, would help them in their cause.
