The graph shows the United States in the late 1800s. In the years leading up to the Spanish-American War, trade between the United States and Cuba

was on a steady rise before the conflict began.
was rising, but fell when unrest began in Cuba.
was in a steady decline before the conflict began.
was falling, but began to rise when Cuba rebelled.

the social contract theory

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.