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A. unpleasant

B. unappreciative

C. unhealthy

D. unable

F. making money

G. food deliveries

H. every few weeks

J. New Deal

A. rebuilding or reconstruction of things destroyed

B. something paid in amends for a wrong

C. apologies made for a wrong

D. maintenance or upkeep

F. Companies should always pay for their mistakes.

G. Weather can be the cause of a disaster.

H. Disasters have little to no effect on people’s financial situations.

J. In times of disasters, people may need help from others.

A. was caused by nature

B. could have been prevented

C. affected many people

D. caused people to lose their lives

F. President Roosevelt knew nothing about the people affected by the Dust Bowl

G. many states were affected by the Dust Bowl

H. neighbors and friends did help each other during the Dust Bowl

J. while the time was difficult, no one suffered permanent harm from the Dust Bowl

A. the BP Gulf oil spill had a great impact on the economy through unemployment for many Gulf State residents

B. BP paid millions of dollars that protected Gulf State residents from losing their jobs

C. the reparations that BP made protected the Gulf culture so that it was impacted very little

D. even though technology helped to end the crisis, it won’t be able to deal with a similar crisis in the future

F. BP estimated the cleanup would cost the company $6 million a day. In the end, a total of 665 miles of coastline were contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon.

G. BP cleaned up 665 miles of coastline that were contaminated by oil.

H. Early estimates proved to be too low for the task of cleaning up the spill which affected five states and hundreds of miles of coastline.

J. BP gave a low estimate of how much it would cost to clean up the coastline from the oil spill.

A. Ways People Helped During the Oil Spill

B. Effects of the Oil Spill on the Environment

C. Reasons Why People Helped During the Oil Spill

D. Why the Oil Spill Hurt Businesses Along the Gulf

F. explain how dust storms make you sick

G. describe how the dust storms have affected the health of their family

H. ask Mrs. Roosevelt for assistance

J. provide information about lung pneumonia

A. after rain brings an end to the severe drought

B. when extensive work begins to re-plow and replant shelterbelts

C. during the same year as the worst "Black Blizzard" that occurs on April 14th, a day that becomes known as "Black Sunday"

D. before the "Black Blizzards" begin

F. Virtually all of the nation was struck by the drought conditions.

G. The worst of the Black Blizzards occurred early during the Dust Bowl.

H. The government was able to pass laws that ended the drought.

J. The overall drought lasted approximately eight years.