The Prosperity That Developed in the 1920s

question 93

Multiple Choice

The prosperity that developed in the 1920s

• A) was accompanied by a foreboding cloud of consumer debt.
• B) led to a growing level of savings by the American public.
• C) enabled labor unions to gain strength.
• D) was based on a steady and moderate rate of healthy economic growth that did not rely on excessive consumer spending to sustain the prosperity during this decade.
• E) closed the gap between rich and poor.

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