The McNary-Haugen Bill

question 26

Multiple Choice

The McNary-Haugen bill:

• A) called for surplus crops to be sold on the world market in order to raise domestic prices
• B) failed to pass Congress in 1922 but passed in 1927 with the support of President Coolidge
• C) effectively raised domestic commodity prices
• D) was viewed with derision by American farmers
• E) ushered in a new golden age of American agriculture

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