Events/Dates Flashcards

1
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First official wildlife refuge established

A

1870

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2
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Yellowstone national Park established

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1872

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3
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Yosemite national park established

A

1890

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4
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Pure food and drug act

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1906

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5
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First national wildlife refuge (pelican island)

A

1903

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6
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Reclamation act + what it did

A

Promoting Irrigation/water development
1902

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7
Q

Antiquities Act + what it did

A

Set aside areas on federal lands as national monuments
1906

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8
Q

CCC

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1933

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9
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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1938

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10
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Soil Conservation Act

A

1935

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11
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Nature Conservancy Founded

A

1950

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12
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Water Pollution control act

A

1956

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13
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world wildlife fund

A

1961

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14
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Silent Spring is published

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1962

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15
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Environmental Defense Fund formed

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1967

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16
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First Earth Day

A

1970

17
Q

Clean Water Act

A

1977

18
Q

Explosion of Chernobyl

A

1986

19
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Population Bomb is published

A

1968