How did the Great Depression impact American public policy?
a. The government realized that it had to eliminate environmental restrictions on businesses to help them prosper, which set back efforts to pass stronger environmental policies.
b. It was the first time that education subsidies were provided to the middle class.
c. For the first time, people began to view poverty as a problem requiring government action.
d. The government put more pressure on churches and businesses to help eradicate poverty.
c. For the first time, people began to view poverty as a problem requiring government action.
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Based on how Gilpin uses the terms, the chief difference between Marxism and mercantilism is that
a. in Marxism the state controls the economy, whereas in mercantilism the economy controls the state. b. in Marxism the state controls the economy, whereas in mercantilism the state gives free rein to economic forces. c. in Marxism the economy determines the character of the state, whereas in mercantilism the economy serves the state. d. in Marxism economics and politics are intertwined, whereas in mercantilism the two domains are relatively autonomous. e. in Marxism the state controls only the domestic economy, whereas in mercantilism the state controls only foreign trade.
The Wagner Act helped to bring union membership to
a. agricultural workers during the Great Depression. b. urban areas at the turn of the century. c. military bases after World War II. d. half of all textile employees by 1919. e. one-third of nonagricultural employment by 1955.