A city located in the western United States has been experiencing drought conditions for the past 10 years, but this year the area received record levels of precipitation. The city council has called for studies to be done on water levels, and the evidence shows that, while the ground water tables are up considerably, lake levels In the state are lower than their highest year, which occurred 12 years ago. The city has decided to implement water rationing policies at the beginning of the summer. Based upon the evidence, what reasoning did the city council use to form this solution?
a. Summer temperatures are expected to be higher this year than last, requiring people to use more water.
b. Water rationing is a logical public policy in the arid western United States.
c. People have been complaining about their neighbors' excessive watering habits.
d. This year's precipitation has not eliminated the need for conservation.
e. The evidence regarding rainfall cannot be relied upon.

question 1

the reasons for the global discontent in the early 1900s were the following:

desire for independence   was the main fight of many territories which were still under the control of colonial powers. dissatisfaction with peace terms of wwi . the best example is the case of germany, that was forced by the peace treaties to pay very expensive war reparations to the winners of wwi. some time later, german leaders broke relations and stopped recognizing the authority of those who imposed sanctions on their country, counting with the support of the population that was suffering the important economic consequences of the payment of reparations. overproduction of consumer goods which led to hyperinflation scenarios and very week currencies and economies.

question 2

the reasons for the great depression were the following, and these led to wall street crash in october 1929 and caused the subsequent great recession period.

high personal debt, that ended up with many bankrupt investors. falling stock price as everybody was getting rid of the stocks, many because they could not meet the amounts of money required by the margins that backed their investments.

question 3

italy: led by the fascists and benito mussolini   and promised to restore the greatness of the roman empire. germany: led by adolph hitler and the nazi party and conducted anti-jewish riots in austriajapan: was controlled by aggressive military leaders and invaded countries for their resources

2.