The expansion of islam resulted in european expansion in which of the following ways
a. europeans sought to convert new people to christianity to counteract islamic influence.
b. europeans wanted to get to china before the chinese were converted to islam.
c. europeans were compelled to search for sea trade routes to asia to avoid crossing islamic lands.
d. europeans who contributed to the crusades were exposed to different cultures and languages.

united states reinforcements contributed greatly to three allied victories in france at: cantigny (first major american battle), argonne (the largest in the united states military history, involving 1.2 million american soldiers), and château-thierry (one of the first actions under general pershing).

the award is named for an american naval historian and theorist, rear admiral alfred thayer mahan, united states navy who, through his writing, provided stimulus and guidance to those who share in the defense of the nation.