10. which of the following is the most likely reason why many mexicans were opposed to american investment in their country?

a. american leaders overthrew the successful government of porfiro diaz.

b. many mexicans wanted to invest their own money in property and busnesses in mexico

c. most mexicans remained poor while americans invested in mexico's unfair economy

d. american soldiers used brutal force while protecting american investments in mexico.

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.