What was the most significant effect of the gold and silver boom on development in the west? a. most prospectors made large fortunes and established thriving communities. b. boom towns that went “bust” turned into ghost towns and population decreased in the west. c. a “population boom” accompanied the mining boom. d. most prospectors did not strike it rich and moved back east, depleting the west’s population.

In the spring of 1989, thousands of protesters gathered in tiananmen square in beijing, china. they rallied around a plaster statue that resembled the statue of liberty which they called “the goddess of democracy.” these protestors were seeking a) united states assistance in gaining better health care. b) economic reforms which would allow more chinese exports. c) the boycott of the future olympic games scheduled for beijing. d) political reforms to allow more freedom of speech and political representation.