Why might giving his speech have been politically expedient for Pericles?

Greg goes to a high school and observes the way students talk to each other. he makes notes on the words used, the atmosphere of the school and the way the students present themselves to each other. this is an example of a( research method.

Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by britain and france prior to the start of world war ii? (a)allowing hitler to annex the sudetenland as part of the munich agreement (b)signing the nazi-soviet pact binding hitler and stalin to peaceful relations (c)sending troops to fight with the liberals during the spanish civil war (d)forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war

What did populists set their sights on after achieving some success on a local level in the late 1800s?