Question

Which explains the message of this cartoon? Forest were being consumed by money-hungry lumber companies, and Pinchotneeded support and his conversation efforts

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) forests were being consumed by money-hungry lumber companies, and Pinchot needed support in his conservation efforts.

The statement that explains the message of this cartoon is "forests were being consumed by money-hungry lumber companies, and Pinchot needed support in his conservation efforts.

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Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946)  was a lover of Mother Nature and was interested in the conservation of the environment and the forest of America. He started his consultancy work in 1891in New York. and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. Two years later he was appointed Chief of the Division of Forestry in the US Department of Agriculture.

The other options of the question were B) Pinchot was working with timber and land interests to fight the inflammatory and unsafe ideas of those opposing conservation. C) Pinchot was alone in fighting a losing battle against progressives, who were trying to stop his forest conservation efforts. D) President Roosevelt's lack of support for Pinchot forced him to fight alone against those companies that opposed conservation.

Answer 2

Forests were being consumed by money-hungry lumber companies, and Pinchot needed support in his conservation efforts.