Among the distinguishing features of the nation's economic picture in the Reagan years was ________________.
A. a wave of business mergers, often in the form of hostile takeovers
B. fewer insider trading scandals and less corruption in the world of high finance than at any other point in the twentieth century
C. a significant narrowing of the income gap between the richest and poorest Americans
D. the public's increasing preference for savings accounts over stock portfolios
Answer: A
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A) the rediscovery of classical texts B) the entry of women into universities C) the decline of scholasticism D) the creation of religious orders
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