The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear weapon, The Gadget at the Trinity test in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, during World War II. Although nuclear chain reactions had been hypothesized in 1933 and the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (Chicago Pile-1) had taken place in December 1942,[1] the Trinity test and the ensuing bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II represented the first large-scale use of nuclear technology and ushered in profound changes in sociopolitical thinking and the course of technology development. While atomic power was promoted for a time as the epitome of progress and modernity,[2] entering into the nuclear power era also entailed frightful implications of nuclear warfare, the Cold War, mutual assured destruction, nuclear proliferation, the risk of nuclear disaster (potentially as extreme as anthropogenic global nuclear winter), as well as beneficial civilian applications in nuclear medicine. It is no easy matter to fully segregate peaceful uses of nuclear technology from military or terrorist uses (such as the fabrication of dirty bombs from radioactive waste), which complicated the development of a global nuclear-power export industry right from the outset. In 1973, concerning a flourishing nuclear power industry, the United States Atomic Energy Commission predicted that, by the turn of the 21st century, one thousand reactors would be producing electricity for homes and businesses across the U.S. However, the "nuclear dream" fell far short of what was promised because nuclear technology produced a range of social problems, from the nuclear arms race to nuclear meltdowns, and the unresolved difficulties of bomb plant cleanup and civilian plant waste disposal and decommissioning.[3] Since 1973, reactor orders declined sharply as electricity demand fell and construction costs rose.
Matching is as shown below: 1. pronoun with no specific antecedent - indefinite pronoun 2. determined by function - case 3. consistency between subject and verb or pronoun and antecedent - agreement 4. subject case - nominative 5. clarifies or renames preceding noun - appositive 6. clause with implied subject or verb - elliptical clause 7. adjective phrase without word to modify - dangling construction 8. points out which one - demonstrative pronoun 9. two-word pronoun - reciprocal pronoun
Answer: A. The Germans often sent important messages concerning their war efforts to their ambassador in Washington, D.C.
Explanation: Readers who make inferences use the clues in the text along with their own experiences to help them figure out what is not directly said. Inference also involves using what you know to make a guess about what you know or reading between the lines.
