All of the following are examples of environmental damage that occurred during the early Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:
A) drilling for petroleum that damaged the soil.
B) burning coal that gave off dangerous gases.
C) destruction of Yellowstone National Park, which led to soil erosion.
D) railroad tracks cutting through undeveloped landscapes.
E) hydraulic mining that severely damaged the land.
C
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Before Napoleon produced the Napoleonic Code, French law __________.
A. was based on church law B. varied from region to region C. resembled English common law D. lacked rules governing women and the family
This 1946 photograph of striking steel workers demonstrates that
A) the strikers were focused on shortening the work week. B) the strike eventually turned violent. C) the strikers did not support returning U.S. veterans. D) the labor movement had become more integrated. E) the labor movement had been infiltrated by communists.
Under the terms of the Taft Commission, the United States __________
A) would control the Philippines in perpetuity B) gave the Filipinos complete independence C) provided funds but did not interfere with local government in the Philippines D) gave the army complete control of the Philippines E) guaranteed future independence for the Philippines
All of the following statements regarding early television are true EXCEPT that
A. all three major television networks had started as radio companies. B. television quickly became the most powerful medium of mass communication in history. C. in the 1920s there were experiments in broadcasting pictures and sound. D. the federal government largely kept big business sponsorship out of television advertising. E. in 1946 there were 17,000 television sets in the United States.