That you don't want to spend so much money on fashion. And that's a good thing.
Answer:
1. Food shortage in the USA
2. Food shortage in Britain
3. Food shortage in Soviet Union
Explanation:
Answer: C. Devastation
Explanation:
Cataclysm refers to an event which brings about a great change or harm. It is an event that leads to destruction or a violent change. Its synonyms include cdisaster, collapse, destruction, devastation, catastrophe, etc.
The accurate synonym for cataclysm as it is used in the excerpt is devastation. It implies that the animals that had survived the initial devastation were eventually killed.