For your US history class, you are assigned to give a speech about how the US economy has significantly changed in the past 200 years. Which US historical event would be most effective to reference in your speech?

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anonymous · Answer

A. flooding of New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina
B. discovery of gold in California and the arrival of prospectors
C. development of urban sprawl around major metropolitan areas
D. transformation of Midwest industrial towns into the Rust Belt
E. overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the US annex of Hawaii

anonymous · Answer

There are a lot of possibilities which one do you wanna do?

anonymous · Answer

none

wwhitlock · Answer

Is this multiple choice, or an actual assignment?

anonymous · Answer

multiple choice

anonymous · Answer

Ok do you know anything about these subjects?

wwhitlock · Answer

You're looking for an answer that show change in the nations economy. 
The Hawaii incident doesn't effect the economy. The gold rush sounds like economy but it didn't change things that much. An flooding somewhere is a hardship for that area but doesn't really affect the national economy.