In "From Bubble to Depression," Gjerstad and Smith argue that both the Great Depression and the 2007-2008 financial crisis

have their origins in:

excessive consumer debt

losses in stock market speculation

money contraction

political instability

Which of the following is NOT a sign that a market collapse may be about to occur?

too many people placing money in the same type of financial asset

general feeling that things are okay and stock prices will continue to rise

high interest rates

people have high levels of personal debt

In 1956, the United States threatened currency attacks on which country to influence its political policies?

China

the United Kingdom

the Soviet Union

Germany

What two U.S. presidents were most responsible for bringing an end to the gold standard?

Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton

Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant