The counter-reformation was
a. the rise of calvinists against lutherans.
c. the spiritual reform of the catholic church.
b. the rise of catholics against lutherans.
d. the spiritual reform of the lutheran church.

assuming that you are talking about the one in egypt: hecka oil

explanation:

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.