The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an 1854 bill that mandated "popular sovereignty"–allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state's borders.

True.

Explanation:

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a law passed in 1854, which allowed the settlers who would occupy Louisiana to decide whether slavery would be used and legalized in that territory or not. This was a very controversial law, causing many disagreements between northerners and southerners, as it reinforced government irresponsibility towards slaves, being one of the influential factors of civil war.

so what is your question?

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.