"During the early 1930s, the U. S. was hit by a crime wave." This line contains a metaphor that Group of answer choices

reveals that there had been a natural disaster.

explains the size of the United States.

shows criminal activity in the U. S. had increased greatly.

portrays the 1930s as a safe time to live in the U. S

shows criminal activity in the U.S. had increased greatly.

Explanation:

There is no "crime wave" in real life, however, a wave suggest a sudden accumulation of water that in turn crashes onto a land form. This would be the case of a "crime wave". There may be a steady and low amount of crime before and after, but during the 1930s, the amount of crime in the US rose sharply.

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explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: