Which of the following situations did not contribute to dawson's decline during and after wwii?
a.
strikes resulted in too many days of lost labor and product.
b.
dawson's last customer, the southern pacific railroad, changed its fuel to diesel.
c.
in 1943, 21% of the young men in dawson's high school graduating class enlisted in the military.
d.
severe weather conditions and sanitary problems led to an outbreak of smallpox.

Severe weather conditions and sanitary problems led to an outbreak of smallpox.-d.

The correct answer is D) Severe weather conditions and sanitary problems led to an outbreak of smallpox.

The situation that did not contribute to Dawson's decline during and after WWII was "severe weather conditions and sanitary problems led to an outbreak of smallpox."

What did contribute to Dawson's decline during and after WWII were the strikes resulted in too many days of lost labor and product, Dawson's last customer, the Southern Pacific Railroad, changed its fuel to diesel, and, in 1943, 21% of the young men in Dawson's high school graduating class enlisted in the military.

The railroad ran from Dawsawn to Tucumcari. The large coal mine served to bring life to the town. The Phelps Dodgemine made possible the construction of hospitals, cinemas, and other services. But a couple of serious accidents forced the mine to close in 1950, and  Dawson became a ghost town.

maybe by travelers or gossip

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