During the Decade of the 1920s,the Distribution of Income

question 51

Multiple Choice

During the decade of the 1920s,the distribution of income

• A) became increasingly equal.
• B) changed little or not at all.
• C) became increasingly unequal.
• D) may or may not have changed, but it is difficult to know because of lack of data.

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