I believe the answer would be B
Answer:
Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which settled the Mexican-American War, the United States gained more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 square km) of land, expanding U.S. territory by about one-third.
Explanation:
Unlike other cases of imperial disintegration especially in the Americas , the colonies in Africa and Asia had the advantage of receiving independence or self rule without a major blood bath, with most of them receiving peacefully from their colonial masters. Several other colonies before had never received independence peacefully.
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The correct answer is: "The value of the stock will INCREASE".
If the rumor is confirmed and a goverment contract is signed, it means that the company has been hired to provide a certain predetermined amount of a product or service. Hence, such contract ensures a certain amount of sales and profits and, as a consequence, potential investors would increase the demand of stock from the company because they expect (from a very reliable source) that the firm would be able to pay good dividens derived from the goverment contract. <u>This would increase the value and market price of the stock. </u>
