Choose the best answers.

In preparation for war, the U.S. Congress passed the National Defense Act in 1916 which provided for:

a. increasing the size of the

b. organizing a(n)
of 450,000 men

c. authorizing the spending of over $500 million for the building of

a. increasing the size of the military

b. organizing a(n) army of 450,000 men
c. authorizing the spending of over $500 million for the building of military infrastructure and equipment.

a. increasing the size of the military

b. organizing a(n) army of 450,000 men

c. authorizing the spending of over $500 million for the building of military infrastructure and equipment

To determine the best answers, we need to analyze each option and compare them based on the context given.

a. increasing the size of the - Unfortunately, the sentence gets cut off here, so we don't know what specifically would be increased. It is not possible to determine the best answer without this information.

b. organizing a(n) - The sentence also gets cut off here, so we don't know what specifically would be organized. It is not possible to determine the best answer without this information.

c. authorizing the spending of over $500 million for the building of - This option provides a clear objective: authorizing the spending of over $500 million for the building of something. It suggests that the National Defense Act allocated a significant amount of money for infrastructure and construction related to defense. This option seems like the most reasonable answer based on the provided information.

Considering the information provided, the best answer is c. authorizing the spending of over $500 million for the building of.