"<span>4.) an increase in the populations of midwestern and western cities" was an important effect of the Highway Act of 1957, which made travel to these areas much easier. </span>
Access to food, water, shelter, and all basic human needs can hinder or help the growth of a civilization. Civilizations with similar environments or climates tend to develop on similar paths (because they run into the same problems/conveniences that have to be solved by human brains, which are wired to react to certain situations in certain ways.)
The correct answer is the Battle of the Coral Sea
Although both sides were winners in certain respects, it was a draw in the end which was a bad thing for Japan. The Japanese army had a tactical victory through the numbers of US troops defeated and ships sunk, the US had a strategic victory because Japan could not prepare for the following battles because of the losses suffered in this one.
Its A or D hope this helps
