In an Effort to Forestall an Economic Downturn, the Truman

question 38

Multiple Choice

In an effort to forestall an economic downturn, the Truman administration did all of the following EXEPT

• A) create the President's Council of Economic Advisers.
• B) sell war factories and other government installations to private businesses at very low prices.
• C) pass the Employment Act, which made it government policy to promote maximum employment.
• D) pass the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, known as the GI Bill of Rights.
• E) continue wartime wage and price controls.

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