Why did President Reagan claim that citizens felt they had “lost control of even the most basic decisions about the essential serv- ices of government"?

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.

Why did the outbreak of world war 2 create a need for new military bases across the country?

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