Question

question 14 of 21
after world war i resulted in a recession, president warren harding tried to help the economy by:

a. passing a tariff that gained the support of u.s. business leaders.

b. encouraging international trade by ending the foreign policy of isolationism.

c. raising taxes on the wealthiest americans and on corporate profits.

d. creating new government programs to help the poor and unemployed.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: After WWI, Harding's administration passed the Fordney - McCumber Tariff, which protected U.S. businesses by raising tariffs on imported goods, gaining business leaders' support.
• Option B: Harding's foreign policy was more isolationist, not encouraging international trade by ending isolationism.
• Option C: Harding actually reduced taxes on the wealthy and corporations, not raised them.
• Option D: The creation of large - scale government programs to help the poor and unemployed was more associated with later administrations like Roosevelt's New Deal, not Harding's.

Answer:

A. passing a tariff that gained the support of U.S. business leaders.