Which of the following events did President Obama call the "worst environmental disaster America has faced"?
A) the failure of the Senate to ratify the Kyoto agreements
B) the refusal of U.S. businesses to invest in alternative sources of energy
C) the explosion of a British Petroleum oil well in the Gulf of Mexico
D) global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps
C
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In the House of Representatives, ________ led the opposition to President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Ka'aba
A. was a group of sacred stones revered by the Bedouin tribes, each of which possessed one. B. was the shrine in Mecca containing a large black meteorite. C. represented the monotheism of the Bedouins. D. was Allah's representative Arab priesthood. E. was the male initiation ceremony when one formally became an adult.
The Federal Reserve Act reflected Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom principles by breaking up private financial institutions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Mexican Americans in the 1920s
a. were mostly low-paid farm and construction workers. b. quickly achieved citizenship and organized politically. c. abandoned their cultural and religious traditions in order to "fit in" with U.S. society. d. were the largest ethnic group working in the auto industry in Chicago and Detroit. e. were employed primarily on the railroads.