Which of the Following Was a Factor in Triggering the Passage

question 138

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a factor in triggering the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act:

• A) deaths in the Spanish-American War from impure food
• B) publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring
• C) deaths in the Civil War from impure food
• D) deaths in WWII from impure drugs
• E) all of the other specific choices are correct

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Neolithic Revolution

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