The World Bank was established in 1944 to ________
A) fund international environmental studies of issues such as pollution and global warming
B) fund economic development for all countries, rich and poor, including dams and irrigation in the poorest countries, for the poorest peoples
C) provide ease of banking for multinational corporations
D) help weak governments by loaning money to heads of state for military infrastructure
E) fund international projects for developed nations, including dams on international rivers, multicountry irrigation projects, and the spraying of herbicides and insecticides
B
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A) Somalia B) Djibouti C) Ethiopia D) Kenya E) Eritrea
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Fill in the blanks with correct word
Lead, which occurs naturally in petroleum, can be removed from gasoline, but it is expensive to do this.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) cold fronts. B) warm fronts. C) hurricanes. D) single-cell thunderstorms.