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1. What is the main claim Sandler makes within the introduction to 1919: The Year That Changed America?

Martin W. Sandler's main claim within the introduction is that the events of the year 1919 converged in a a way that was unprecedented. In addition, Sandler claims, many of the issues that characterized the year's volatile nature are issues with which the United States still struggles with as the country approaches the year 2020.

2. How many "tons of raw molasses poured out" (15) of the container, how high were the waves it produced, and how fast did the molasses move during the Great Molasses Flood?

Sandler states that when the "fourteen thousand tons of raw molasses poured out" (15) of the enormous container once its structure failed, it created "waves as high as thirty feet" (15). The molasses moved at speeds later estimated to have been "at least thirty-five miles per hour" (15).

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