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.

c. A “population boom” accompanied the mining boom.

Explanation:

The hopes of economic prosperity brought many Americans to the towns of west. The labor includes immigrants such as Chinese Americans, Mexicans, poor whites and African Americans. However, the cost of extracting gold soon found to be extravagant and the hopes of riches to many came to a halt. Still, many Americans got riches at the expense of the deteriorated condition of the people and environment of the west.

the right answer is the end of world war ii

after the end of a global wwii all the nations involved, in an attempt to create an organization to maintain world peace. this agreement would work settling international disputes via negotiation and arbitration instead of leading the issues escalate to another war.