Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, consumer goods and the means to buy them most led to more advertising.
This would be Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge meant well, but left business and practically all financial matters to the whims of the market, which led to the Great Depression.
Because of the lack of strong middle class.
A. Serious
The words "trembling" and "dread" carry a negative emotion, showing the poem is not carefree or uplifting.
Answer:
the built palisades and moats