By building military bases around the world, imperialist nations mainly aimed to

expand their land, and spread their culture, language, and people around the world, usually. Military bases heavily influenced the areas around them, and another advantage that could be gained from the influence of imperialism was the resources that could be extracted from the colony’s lands.

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.