Why was the federal Clean Water Act of 1960 insufficient as a response to water pollution in California?
a. As a federal law, it applied only to federally-funded water projects.
b. It encouraged states to adopt more stringent sewage treatment standards but California faced a big problem from chemical contamination that could not be removed by typical water-processing methods.
c. Rachel Carson's popular book Silent Spring argued against water-pollution laws.
d. The technology did not then exist to monitor chemicals in water.
b
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Alexander III proved to be __________ ruler compared to his father.
A. a more repressive B. a more liberal C. a charismatic and popular D. an expansionist
The Egyptian god Osiris was most closely associated with
a. the sun, as the source of all life. b. rivers and the land. c. immortality via the mummification of the dead. d. the authority of kings and pharaohs. e. the protection of children and future generations.
What is an important fact that both in the war in Vietnam and the war in Afghanistan reveal about the U.S. and Soviet Union?
a. The superpowers could never be at peace. b. There would always be sphere of influence in the world where the superpowers would be at conflict. c. The influence of large superpowers was limited against a strong nationalist and guerrilla-type opposition. d. The nuclear build-up of both countries would keep them in line. e. There could never be a military conflict between the superpowers.
The ____ stated that the United States would provide aid for any nation that was being threatened by communist subversion.
A. Yalta system B. Truman Doctrine C. Marshall Plan D. Nonalignment Movement E. Helsinki Accords