Which of the following institutions completes the excerpt below?
instead of trying to reduce the burden of taxation, the republican senate has spent its full time trying to defeat the plan for a which if organized will cut down and limit military armament among all the great powers, and will make war [almost] if not impossible. if the senate destroys the then the united states must begin at once to arm on a greater scale than any other nation in the world.3
—former u. s. treasury secretary william g. mcadoo, 1920
a. league of nations
b. union of soviet socialist republics
c. mandate system
d. bolshevik revolution

the u.s. department of labor is a cabinet-level federal agency that supports the american labor force. it has three overall functions. first, it protects the rights of workers and retirees. second, it provides job training. third, it provides statistics related to working, prices, and income.

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.

to unite muslims and hindus in resistance against british colonialism.