The answer is b) flat plains. Egypt is a desert where as Mesopotamia is flat mud plains, so they are not similar there.
I think the answer is B and D
Basically, foreign influence was spreading more than ever. British were dictating the emperor what needs to be done and were becoming more and more powerful. From the other side of the land, Japanese were also spreading their influence. The boxers were sick of this because they had the idea of China being nationalistic and wanted to free it from foreign influence.
The primary market for southern cotton production was D. Britain.
When Britain stopped buying cotton from the South, it led to the destruction of the South economy, leading to a poor southern currency which meant that their armies were not well-equipped (for low money-worth cannot buy anything).
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