Answer:
A. Knowing that the attack might reach us in all too short a time, we
immediately began greatly to increase our industrial strength and
our capacity to meet the demands of modern warfare.
Explanation:
The attack is coming quickly so the logical thing to do is to prepare. The other examples are motivational or pathological statements while the first one (A) uses a clear and methodical string of thought to find a solution for the coming attack.
(If a picture type thing helps you: attack coming soon---what do we do?---begin to prepare for the attack immediately.)
Answer:
George Washinton was the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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This question is incomplete. Here's the complete question.
Read An Editorial: It's time for a nation to return the favor (The Times-Picayune)
The author of the editorial "It's Time for a Nation to Return the Favor' is most likely a:
A. resident of New Orleans trying to get the federal government to
pay to rebuild the city.
B. politician considering how much money to spend on rebuilding
New Orleans
C. native of the South demonstrating why it was foolish for people to
settle in New Orleans,
D. meteorologist warning that stronger storms are likely to hit New
Orleans in the future.
Answer: A. resident of New Orleans trying to get the federal government to pay to rebuild the city.
Explanation:
The author is expressing a point of view from the perspective of a resident of New Orleans. This becomes clear every time he refers to the benefits of the city as "our". For example, he refers to "our ports", "our shores", and "our jazz".
The main purpose of the article is to convince the citizens of New Orleans to demand help from Congress to rebuild the city after it was flooded by Katrina.
