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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the author in Chapter Ten, “Figures for 1946, published in a Senate report on the acreage limitation, reveal that Standard Oil owned” how many acres in the probable CVP service area?
2. Richard Wilson had a degree in agricultural engineering from which institution?
3. The author states in Chapter Ten that “In eighty-two years, the Bureau would see the breakup of only one major illegal landholding through to the end” What company was this?
4. In 1964, what Interior Secretary ordered Commissioner Floyd Dominy to investigate the number of violations occurring within the service area of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California?
5. Where is Bijou Creek located?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Marc Reisner describe the winter of 1861-1862 for Californians in Chapter Ten?
2. What caused a change for California’s economy in the 1920s?
3. What caused the disappearance of the members of the Hohokam civilization?
4. How does the author describe the Hohokam’s efforts at irrigation in Chapter Eight?
5. How is the Fontenelle Dam described by the author? Where is it located?
6. How does the author describe the conservation movement’s efforts in relation to the water-development interests in Chapter Seven?
7. Who does the author describe as being absent at the dedication of the Hoover Dam in Chapter Eight?
8. How is the Gila River in its historic past described by the author?
9. What was Floyd Elgin Dominy’s position at the Board of Reclamation? How did he feel about his position?
10. Where and how did Floyd Elgin Dominy make enemies in his role at the Bureau of Reclamation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the life and beliefs of Brigham Young. Why were the Mormons persecuted in the East for their beliefs? What made them choose to move to the West?What was this region like at the time of the Mormon settlement? How did they change it?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Major General William F. Cassidy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation. Why does the author consider these two bureaucracies to be “rivals in crime”? On what date did Major General William F. Cassidy give a speech titled “The Future of Water Development” and what did this speech entail?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trading Company in the settlement of the West. When was the company developed? What furs were the trappers seeking in crossing over the Mississippi? What environmental impact did they have there?
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