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The McNary-Haugen Bill passed by Congress and twice vetoed by President Coolidge was aimed to assist American farmers by
 
  a. providing federal farm subsidies and federal price supports for agricultural products and commodities to solve the problem of overproduction on America's farms.
  b. having the federal government buy farm surpluses and sell them abroad.
  c. providing federal support for farm co-operatives as a way of eliminating middle men.
  d. providing federal loans for agricultural equipment and seeds.
  e. making the importation of cheaper agricultural commodities from Europe and Latin America economically unfeasible by doubling and tripling the tariff on nearly all agricultural commodities from these regions.

Question 2

Richard Nixon's policy of dtente
 
  a. was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China.
  b. increased diplomatic tensions with the Soviet Union, but relaxed diplomatic tensions with China.
  c. was a failure.
  d. found support in the Democratic party but not the Republican party.
  e. ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the United States and the two leading communist powers, China and the Soviet Union.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

e



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