What Can the Various Economic Recessions and Depressions Throughout United

question 52

Multiple Choice

What can the various economic recessions and depressions throughout United States history signal about capitalism?

• A) Such cyclical economic conditions show that one major event does not mean capitalism is dead.
• B) These hard economic times have strengthened the system of capitalism in the United States.
• C) A history of several economic recessions and the Depression suggest capitalism is a volatile system needing reform.
• D) Such economic hardships indicate that a socialist economic system would be far more successful.

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