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Water became a growing concern for Los Angeles and San Francisco in the 1910s mostly because
 
  a. the fires that followed the San Francisco earth quake created a sense of urgency about the lack of water.
  b. they needed water for future growth.
  c. there was not enough clean drinking water in either city.
  d. they wanted to draw attention to the corruption of the privately-owned utility companies.

Question 2

Most of the destruction in San Francisco in the 1906 earthquake happened because of
 
  a. poor building construction.
  b. looting and burning by angry mobs.
  c. fires that stared when gas leaked from broken gas lines.
  d. broken water mains that rendered fire hydrants useless for extinguishing the fires fed by gas leaking from broken gas lines.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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