Defenders of the new industrial order claimed that a laissez-faire government would promote the greatest degree of progress. To what extent does this describe the actual policies of the federal government?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students should recognize that the government rarely followed laissez-faire policies when it came to providing support for businesses. They should identify tariff policies that helped protect American producers, land policies that assisted railroad companies, and a consistent
pattern of intervening during strikes. Strong students will link these policies to the Republican Party's economic philosophy of government intervention.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. daimyo b. shoguns c. merchants d. samurai e. scholars
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What will be an ideal response?