How did conquest and expansion change roman trade

How did the phillips brothers expand their businesses? by selling it to other businessmen by changing their source product by merging their companies by acquiring government support

Which of the following describes an effect of world war ll on the united states economy a. automobile companies produced a record number of cars b. many factories had to expand to produce military equipment c. the airplane industry suffered as the allies began using airplanes in combat d.cities with shipyards declined because so many ships had been sent overseas.

Word does jefferson use in opening of the second paragraph that means "obvious? "