Yes, the answer is D) to control all German-speaking nations. Hope this helps anyone out there. :)
Answer: I'm almost 100% sure that the 2nd one is correct, but I would wait for another opinion as well.
Explanation:
One item can be the weapons. Many Europeans gave the natives a bunch of weapons because they had plenty. They even gave them faulty weapons or broken ones because the natives didn't know any better.
Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes Redundancy and Resilience.
Redundancy can be explained as the arrangement of duplicate devices in critical areas in case the primary device fails.
Resilience is, by definition, the ability to recover and restore to normal functioning after a failure.
In order for resilience to exist, there has to be redundant systems. The use of these two principles is what ensures the uninterrupted flow of information.