Secretary of the Interior James Watt, a Denver attorney who was a leader of the Sagebrush Rebellion,
a) decreased the number of emergency exemptions for restrictions on pesticides
b) strengthened federal rules in order to restrict strip mining
c) replaced William Clark, who had resigned after making grossly offensive remarks
d) opened large tracts of public land to exploitation by oil, mineral, and timber companies
D
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Which of following is NOT associated with the progressive effort to stop prostitution and other activities associated with the sex trade?
A. the book The Social Evil, which published the findings of a New York committee formed to study prostitution in the city B. the National American Woman Suffrage Association C. the American Society of Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis D. the Mann Act (the White Slave Traffic Act)
The Declaration of Independence
A. was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress. B. borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents. C. called for the formation of a two-party democracy. D. originally recommended that all slaves be freed. E. avoided making any direct criticism of the king.
The intention of the Navigation Acts was to ________
A) remove the Dutch as a commercial competitor B) promote English industrial development C) keep the American colonies weak and dependent D) stimulate colonial economic diversification E) finance the British navy
The Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of West Berlin was primarily a response to the
A. United States putting nuclear missiles in Turkey. B. Truman Doctrine. C. creation of a unified West Germany. D. Marshall Plan. E. establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.