What was one takeaway from the secession of the south?

In a planned economy, which of the following does the job of market forces in order to determine the outcomes?

It can be inferred that the dramatic increase in defense spending by germany was the result of. (a) attempts by great britain to take german colonies. ( b) fear of a two-front war against france and russia (c) the need to put down a communist rebellion (d) a competition with the allies to produce atomic weapons

The had established a temporary government only 3 days earlier