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Great Britain
B
the United States
C
Germany
D
France
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The US economy after World War I relied in large part on

A
loans from abroad.
B
construction.
C
inflation.
D
farming.
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Why did European nations face financial challenges after World War I? Select two answers.They needed to recruit soldiers for the military.They needed to rebuild destroyed infrastructure.They needed to pay higher salaries to workers.They needed to repay money they had borrowed.They needed to finance students’ education.

A
They needed to recruit soldiers for the military.
B
They needed to rebuild destroyed infrastructure.
C
They needed to pay higher salaries to workers.
D
They needed to repay money they had borrowed.
E
They needed to finance students’ education.
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After World War I, how did the US economy compare to that of Germany?

A
The US economy was stronger.
B
The German economy was stronger.
C
Both economies were about equal.
D
Both economies shifted up and down.
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welfare
B
wealth
C
housing
D
farmland
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What made Americans so willing to engage in stock market speculation in the 1920s?

A
People were in an optimistic mood, and they were willing to take a risk.
B
Speculation was the lowest-risk way to invest in the stock market.
C
People felt they had little to lose, and there were few other options.
D
Speculation helped many low-income people move to the middle class.
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During the Great Depression, the United States demanded repayment of loans it made to European nations for

A
industrial development.
B
World War I expenses.
C
unemployed workers.
D
stock market losses.
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In which way did Great Britain’s leaders try to recover from the Great Depression?

A
by lowering taxes to improve personal incomes
B
by lessening control over national currency
C
by lowering interest rates to help business
D
by lessening reliance on exports and imports
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After the Great Depression, France could best be described as

A
quick to recover.
B
politically unstable.
C
more conservative.
D
economically sound.

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