Which axis power was punished in the paris peace treaties of 1947?

can someone me with this question:  

1) the end of the conflict between the north and the south didn’t just mark the end of a war; it marked the end of an entire way of life.” which statement best describes what this statement means?  

a) the southerners were no longer free and were controlled by the northern states.

b) the industrial economy in the north was not sustainable.

c) slavery became illegal, which changed completely the south’s labor force and the agricultural economy was destroyed.

d) the states decided to relinquish their independence and return to britain’s rule.    

i see you are doing the same test on usa test prep. cause you are in the same class as me

answer by mimiwhatsup: c. british impressment involved attacking and boarding neutral merchant ships and forcing the captured crew to serve in the royal navy.

source: "british impressment, or practice of taking or seizing american sailors from american trading ships and forcing them into the british navy." ()