As a result of growing populations, increased demand for textiles, and the invention of efficient production machinery, which period of history began?
a. the age of engineering
b. the age of exploration
c. the industrial revolution
d. the information age

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

congress has authority over financial and budgetary matters, through the enumerated power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the united states. the constitution also grants congress exclusively the power to appropriate funds.

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