Subprime lending and irresponsible deal making on Wall Street helped lead to the Great Recession. Evaluate the role of the federal government in these precursor events
a. The regulating agencies turned a blind eye to the bankers' and brokers' practices.
b. The regulating agencies did not have the correct procedures in place to monitor the lending deals.
c. The regulating agencies participated in the irresponsible deals, thus benefiting themselves.
d.
The regulating agencies were unaware of the deals and lending practices.
a
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a. True b. False
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a. The European imperialists ensured that lower and upper class were in constant conflict with each other b. Colonialism produced new working and middle class citizens with acquired tastes for European values and practices c. European imperialism undermined the middle-classes and eradicated them d. Colonialism resulted in a society without class relations
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).