Why would america not wish to appear weak in the eyes of the world at this point in time

With so much warfare and enemies holding dangerous acts against it. America needs to look strong and stable enough to keep the barrier of the state of mind that "if you test us, it's the wrong move, we are a strong nation". No country would like to seem weak especially when it comes to enemies.

workers of lowell mills were greatly benefited for the waltham type of work which was more a paternalist kind, trying to protect the integrity of this little girls coming from small farmers and providing an adequate place of work, this in an effort to avoid the issues of bad place conditions and immorality that the people in bigger industrialized cities of great britain were experimenting.

i believe your answer is d)