Question 5 of 27
1 point
which event most contributed to this phenomenon described in this
passage?
we are now in a position to see clearly some of the factors
involved in the western problem. for nearly three centuries
the dominant fact in american life has been expansion.
with the settlement of the pacific coast and the
occupation of the free lands, this movement has come to a
check. [t]he restless, rushing wave of settlement has
broken with a shock against the arid plains. the free lands
are gone, the continent is crossed, and all this push and
energy is turning into channels of agitation.
-- frederick j. turner, "the problem of the west, 1896
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a. the homestead act
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b. the gentlemen's agreement
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c. the indian removal act
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d. the compromise of 1877

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.  

b

explanation:

the pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the "night of shattered glass," for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. the morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the "crime" of being jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished.