Author Question: Although he shared a view with Progressive reformers about business having a responsibility to serve ... (Read 47 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

According to this caricature, big oil companies were accused of __________.

A) lying about gas shortages to gouge customers
B) using their private funds to save the oil industry
C) gambling away gasoline profits by making unwise investment decisions
D) paying Middle Eastern nations exorbitantly high amounts of money for oil

Question 2

Why did Alexander Hamilton choose to be portrayed as a serene statesman in a plain brown suit instead of having symbols of his political life included in this 1792 painting?

A) He was proud of his aristocratic upbringing as a child.
B) He did not want to appear to be greater or more powerful than George Washington.
C) His political career had been steeped in controversy.
D) He wanted to be portrayed as a country gentleman in support of agrarian reforms.

Question 3

Although he shared a view with Progressive reformers about business having a responsibility to serve the community, how did President Herbert Hoover differ from these reformers?

A) He felt that government should provide federal assistance to support the poor.
B) He did not believe that government regulation should be used to solve economic problems.
C) He did not think voluntary and cooperative approaches between government and business
could solve economic problems.
D) He thought it would be beneficial to pass more laws to assist the poor.