In response to Rachel Carson's The Silent Spring, in 1970 Congress created the:
A) Department of Education.
B) Environmental Protection Administration.
C) Securities and Exchange Commission.
D) Department of Energy.
Answer: B
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A) support the war movement. B) celebrate victory over Germany. C) protest the war. D) display their Easter hats.
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