Study the graph of Russian military spending. A line graph titled Russian Military Spending from 1992 to 2012. The x-axis is labeled Year from 1992 to 2012. The y-axis is labeled Spending in billions of dollars from 0 to 100. Spending was about 70 billion in 1992. In 1998, spending was near 20 billion. In 2012, spending was over 90 billion.

What can be concluded from the data about Russian military spending?

It has been irregular since the transition to democracy.
It has expanded greatly since the transition to democracy.
It has not been a high priority following the transition to democracy.
It experienced an immediate increase following the transition to democracy.