How did technological innovations in textile mills affect the practice of slavery?
a-faster and cheaper production of cloth raised the demand for cotton plants, which increased the need for enslaved workers on southern plantations.
b-the increase of machinery in textile mills meant that large numbers of enslaved workers were needed to run the machines.
c-as the number of machines in textile mills increased, fewer laborers were needed and the number of enslaved workers declined.
d-new technologies in textile mills enabled more cloth to be made from less cotton, and the number of enslaved workers on cotton plantations decreased.

A. Faster and cheaper production of cloth raised the demand for cotton plants, which increased the need for enslaved workers on Southern plantations.

Explanation:

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.