Which early African kingdom, initially led by Sunni Ali Ber, began gaining control of the trade cities along the salt and gold trade routes and eventually become the largest of the West African empires?
Benin
Songhai
O Mali
O Ghana

hello!

according to the passage the most suitable options are two. the first one is "by leading the aef to victory in several key battles" like the battle of saint- mihiel and the battle of cantigny mentioned in the passage you copied here. the second one is "by the aef and allied forces defeat germany" since the passage says that his army destroy the german resistance in the meuse- argonne offensive. and also, "by insisting that the aef operate as an independent force".

hope this

i believe out of the choices it is a.

asthenosphere/ lithosphere would be the answer