Beginning in 1921, the u. s. economy entered a period of strong growth. seeing this,

president warren g. harding cut both taxes and government spending. he then left the

economy alone. the economy continued growing as calvin coolidge took office. like harding,

coolidge was not interested in guiding the economy or business. he felt that such activities

were the jobs of individual states.

economic growth began to slow in 1924. this led the federal reserve to create $500 million

in new money that banks could lend to struggling businesses and families. instead of getting out

of debt, businesses and people sunk deeper into the debts that they could not pay.

many businesses and people cut their spending in order to pay their debts. this led to less of

a demand for new products. the lower demand for new products led to fewer new jobs. as the

unemployment rate grew to 25%, incomes fell by 20-50%. this led to the cycle of debt, bank

failures, and inflation that pushed the united states into the great depression.

3. this piece outlines some of the causes of the great depression of the 1930s. what is one

effect the author mentions?

a. a decrease in bank failures

b. a high unemployment rate

c. less government spending

d. strong economic growth

what

Complete the sentence. when trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, you should first replace the unfamiliar word with a synonym that you identified based on the context clues. remove the unfamiliar word from the sentence. think of an antonym for the unfamiliar word. look for context clues that indicate the word's meaning.

Why did the author of "how to jump-start a car battery" choose to use this image?

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.