Why Was Agent Orange (A Cancer-Causing Chemical)sprayed in Areas of Northern

question 114

Multiple Choice

Why was Agent Orange (a cancer-causing chemical) sprayed in areas of Northern Ontario in the mid-1960s?

• A) to kill spruce trees
• B) to stop the spread of Dutch elm disease
• C) to kill birch,maple,and poplar trees
• D) to eradicate the pine bark beetle population

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