The years prior to 1929 were affluent and optimistic; there was a general belief that stock markets would continue to grow indefinitely, and speculation was rampant. Nevertheless, this was not the case, and a great economic crash occurred in October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. Billions of dollars were lost. It marked the beginning of the great economic downfall known as “The Great Depression”, that lasted until 1939.The president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, created multiple agencies and promoted public policies to address the problem of poverty and unemployment. To sum up, there was an initial era of total deregulation (the 20s), followed by a great economic depression, which led to interventionist policies and the final recovery of the American economy.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty. Kansas with slavery would violate the Missouri Compromise<span>, which had kept the Union from falling apart for the last thirty-four years.</span>
The correct answer is B. Human Development Index.
The Human Development Index (HDI) takes into consideration several different factors in order to categorize nations as to levels of development. Some of the factors they use are:
A) A country's Gross National Income (GNI)
B) Life expectancy
C) Education of citizens (i.e. college degree, years of schooling for average citizen).
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<span>Which of these is true of the century following the Pax Romana?
</span><span>C) The Roman military kept the empire's borders secure.</span>
