Which of the Following Best Assesses the Reasons for the Popularity

Which of the following best assesses the reasons for the popularity of Charles Lindbergh and his nonstop flight from New York to Paris?

A) After several years of economic depression, Americans were happy to unite behind a significant American accomplishment.
B) Americans had long been in an aviation rivalry with France and were happy to see the United States triumph.
C) Americans united in pride over the combination of technical prowess and individual derring-do that was evident in Lindbergh's flight.
D) Americans were eager to get on board and fly across the Atlantic for a European vacation.