Which important event occurred in 1866 largely because of the ...

[rachel9]

Question 1

The United Kingdom's Tony Blair suffered the greatest loss to his popularity because
 
  a. his initiative for a Northern Ireland Assembly failed.
  b. he supported America's war in Iraq which was highly unpopular in the UK.
  c. of continuing tensions with immigrant communities that choose not to integrate into British society.
  d. he considered adopting the euro and eliminating the pound.
  e. public services continued to be underfunded.

Question 2

Which important event occurred in 1866 largely because of the efforts of Cyrus Field?
 
  a. The first permanent, underwater transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully laid, linking Europe andAmerica.
 b. Russia sold Alaska to the United States.
  c. A United States naval squadron seized and laid claim to the Midway Islands.
  d. The first transcontinental railroad was completed, linking the east and west coasts of the United States.

[todom5090]

Answer 1

b

Answer 2

a