Why did Juarez want to prolong paying
off the national debt? How did the French, Spanish, and Italians react to his
decision?

Juarez wanted to prolong paying the national debt because he saw it as an opening for other countries to seize Mexico.

Not too sure about the second one though, sorry.

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.