15. why did the southern cotton industry have a hard time recovering after the civil war? a. clothes were no longer made out of cotton. b. foreign competition drove the price of cotton down. c. temperature changed so much that cotton couldn't be grown in the south. d. cotton became too expensive to process.

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.