Walton and Rockoff Contend That a Repetition of the Great

question 29

Multiple Choice

Walton and Rockoff contend that a repetition of the Great Depression is unlikely for all of the following reasons except ____.

• A) the Federal Reserve is unlikely to repeat the mistakes it made in the 1930s.
• B) the private sector is less vulnerable now because the industrial sector is relatively smaller.
• C) government programs exist that would ameliorate suffering and inhibit the spread of a crippling panic.
• D) the public is unlikely, even in a depression, to vote for a radical government that would frighten business and inhibit investment, the way it did in the 1930s.

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