Which statement best describes the environmental effects of Gilded Age economic development?
a. California led the nation in irrigated farmland, transforming areas previously too dry for farming purposes and changing the landscape.
b. The coastal redwoods were severely cut down to meet the demand for lumber in construction.
c. Wetlands in the Central Valley were drained for use as farmland, altering the landscape dramatically.
d. All of the above statements are accurate.
d
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Internal migration in developing nations has increased threefold between 1925 and 1950 and then the pace accelerated from there resulting in
a. migrants enjoying a better life in the cities. b. the destruction of the nuclear family. c. the return of the migrants to their former homes. d. migrants being generally less economically well-off. e. migrants facing "class warfare" when they took jobs from city dwellers.
Who sings of the sickness of Phaedra and is unable to determine the cause?
a. the women of Troezen b. the royal bard c. Artemis d. the nurse e. the servant
Which of these is considered the world's first city?
A) Athens B) Uruk C) Babylon D) Judea
While his political opponents charged President Roosevelt and the New Deal with "big spending," FDR:
a. went beyond most of his advisers and recommended huge amounts for public works b. was never a deliberate big spender, and he was against deficit spending on principle c. and the Democrats cooperated with Republicans to cut the funding on virtually every New Deal program d. was frugal when it came to helping ordinary men and women