Which of the Following Does NOT Describe the Impact of Corporations

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT describe the impact of corporations on the American West?

• A) Scientific mining techniques introduced by corporate engineers displaced independent prospectors.
• B) Lumber companies decimated coastal forests, inspiring the twentieth-century conservation movement.
• C) Urban populations in California declined as people moved to the centers of agricultural production.
• D) Communal landholdings in New Mexico were taken over by commercial farmers and ranchers.
• E) The necessary investments were beyond the means of the average farmer.

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