The First Test of the Federal Reserve as Lender of Last

question 85

Multiple Choice

The first test of the Federal Reserve as lender of last resort occurred with the:

• A) attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
• B) widespread failures of Savings and Loans in the 1980's.
• C) introduction of flexible exchange rates in the U.S. in 1971.
• D) stock market crash in 1929.

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