1. What is the central idea of this article? a. We need to do a better job protecting earth from human's harmful actions before
it is too late.
b. Rachel Carson's impressive career and writing helped the world learn how
human use of DDT and other pesticides can destroy nature and how we can
better protect Earth.
1. C. Rachel Carson wrote a lot of successful books, won a lot of awards, but was still
discriminated against as a woman.
d. If it were not for Rachel Carson's many books, the world would not know about
how pesticides and our other chemicals harm songbirds.

Which of the following quotations best explains why roosevelt believes he was elected? a ) “to raise the values of agricultural products b ) “ our greatest primary task is to put people to work c ) “this nation asks for action, and action now” d ) “the clean satisfaction that comes from the stern performance of ”

Review questions what were the four stated goals of operation reinhard and how were these implemented? how did treblinka, sobibor, and belzec differ from other concentration camps built earlier? how did the nazi party maintain secrecy regarding the final solution? why was the madagascar plan not used? why were some individuals, including wwi veterans, to be spared the final solution?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.