What was the most striking characteristic of the stock market in 1929?
a. investors' obsession with speculation
b. the downward trend of major stocks early in the year
c. the government's desire to carefully regulate the market
d. the fact that the majority of wage-earning Americans were so heavily involved in it
e. its steady advancement through the decade, culminating in record levels in 1929
A
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All of the following were part of the cultural synthesis that led to the birth of a distinctive European set of institutions and norms except
a. Greco-Roman culture. b. Germanic culture. c. Slavic culture. d. Roman Christianity.
The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923
A. brought Mussolini to power. B. was an attempt to seize power in the independent nation of Southern Bavaria. C. brought Hitler to power in Germany. D. was quickly crushed and put Hitler in prison. E. led to the German government exiling Hitler back to his native Austria.
In what ways did the decade of the 1920s see a reaction to the emergence of modern values?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following linked religious values to the practice of government?
A) colonial newspapers B) the Great Awakening C) theories of the Earl of Bute D) ideas from the Commonwealthman E) the works of John Locke