Which of the following statements correctly identifies a technological innovation after the Galveston hurricane of 1900?(1 point)
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communication about storms in the Gulf of Mexico limited to only research from weather balloons to ensure officials receive accurate information
communication about storms in the Gulf of Mexico limited to only research from weather balloons to ensure officials receive accurate information
a fortress-like wall enclosing the entire city to prevent hurricanes from causing damage and to prevent future flooding
a fortress-like wall enclosing the entire city to prevent hurricanes from causing damage and to prevent future flooding
the use of cargo ships with radar to detect large storms in the Gulf of Mexico and to communicate their findings to residents of the city
the use of cargo ships with radar to detect large storms in the Gulf of Mexico and to communicate their findings to residents of the city
a 16-foot increase in the slant of the city that lifted it above sea level, limiting future flooding and improving floodwater drainage to the coast
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It continued to experience high loss of life from future hurricanes.
It continued to experience high loss of life from future hurricanes.
It was replaced by Indianola as the busiest port in Texas.
It was replaced by Indianola as the busiest port in Texas.
It adopted a system of municipal government that made it unable to provide disaster recovery.
It adopted a system of municipal government that made it unable to provide disaster recovery.
It was rebuilt but never regained its position as the wealthiest city in Texas.
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Progressives were unwilling to take risks that applied new scientific methods to develop infrastructure systems.
Progressives were unwilling to take risks that applied new scientific methods to develop infrastructure systems.
Progressives supported wealthy businesspeople over candidates who were experienced in city management.
Progressives supported wealthy businesspeople over candidates who were experienced in city management.
Progressives called for greater reform at all levels of government to eliminate political corruption.
Progressives called for greater reform at all levels of government to eliminate political corruption.
Progressives had enough money to influence the citizens of Galveston to change their style of city government.
Progressives had enough money to influence the citizens of Galveston to change their style of city government.
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It rewarded rural farmers in the Dust Bowl for not planting trees on their land.
It rewarded rural farmers in the Dust Bowl for not planting trees on their land.
It constructed migrant work camps for rural families looking for work in California and in certain parts of Texas.
It constructed migrant work camps for rural families looking for work in California and in certain parts of Texas.
It established integrated migrant work camps for White and Mexican American farm workers.
It established integrated migrant work camps for White and Mexican American farm workers.
It paid Black sharecroppers not to plant parts of their land to prevent soil erosion.
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The Dust Bowl’s most severe economic impact affected rural farmers living in East Texas.
The Dust Bowl’s most severe economic impact affected rural farmers living in East Texas.
The Dust Bowl had minimal impact on the economy of rural areas in the Texas Panhandle.
The Dust Bowl had minimal impact on the economy of rural areas in the Texas Panhandle.
The Dust Bowl impacted the economies of Texas’s rural and urban communities.
The Dust Bowl impacted the economies of Texas’s rural and urban communities.
The Dust Bowl’s economic impact was limited to populations in rural Texas.
It constructed migrant work camps for rural families looking for work in California and in certain parts of Texas.
It paid Black sharecroppers not to plant parts of their land to prevent soil erosion.