Why Did the First Obama Administration Rescue Leading Financial Institutions

question 2

Multiple Choice

Why did the first Obama administration rescue leading financial institutions?

• A) Because many government officials had stakes in them
• B) To prevent decline into another Great Depression
• C) Because he was afraid of offending leading bankers
• D) Because Congress compelled him to do so
• E) Because the Senate leaders instructed him to do so

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