The racial dimension of the responses to Hurricane Katrina victims, the dumping of toxic soil in primarily African American Warren County, North Carolina, the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan's, water supply, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest all exemplify __________.
A. that environmental disasters and issues affect whites and people of color equally
B. that climate change has made more Americans turn to green technology
C. the issue of environmental justice
D. that the ideas that "climate deniers" have championed are true
Answer: C
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Given what you know about the impact of the industrial revolution on the lives of women, which of the following statements is most applicable?
A. The role and importance of women already in the work force diminished. B. Women clung to their traditional roles and would not, despite social pressures, work in factories. C. Women were unable to work in factories with the same output and effectiveness as their male counterparts. D. The economic freedoms women gained during the industrial revolution carried over to the early years of the suffrage movement.
The White Lotus movement promised
A) increased industrial output. B) universal elementary education. C) equal social standing among classes. D) equal rights for women. E) the end of ethnic tensions.
Juan Manuel de Rosas differed from Rivadavia in which important way?
A) He supported liberal reform. B) He ruled autocratically and violently. C) He was a typical porteño rather than a gaucho. D) He was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment.
Why were the earliest kings priests?
A) Worship was in existence even before centralized authority, and the most trusted members of society were those that communicated with deities. They directed the building of temples, artwork, and crafts, as well as managing vast properties, and developing written works. Priests were a logical first choice to govern. B) Priests were in communication with gods and therefore demanded authority and subservience to keep in communication with those deities. C) They fought the cities' wars and therefore rose to wealth and power. D) All of these E) None of these