2. Using the chart, answer a, b, and c. a) Briefly explain the significance of ONE of the statistics measuring the American economy used in the above chart. b) Briefly explain ONE piece of evidence to support or challenge the view that "Wall Street recovered faster than Main Street." c) Briefly explain ONE specific way the Great Recession of 2007 was either similar to or different from the Great Depression of 1929.
2. Using the chart, answer a, b, and c. a) Briefly explain the significance of ONE of the statistics measuring the American economy used in the above chart. b) Briefly explain ONE piece of evidence to support or challenge the view that "Wall Street recovered faster than Main Street." c) Briefly explain ONE specific way the Great Recession of 2007 was either similar to or different from the Great Depression of 1929.
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![Question 2 is based on the following chart.
Changes in the American Economy, 2008 to 2013
Category
2008/2009
2013/2014
Stock prices (Dow Jones 9,035
Industrial Average)
16,441
(January 2, 2009)
(January 2,2014)
Unemployment rate
7.8%
6.6%
(January 2009)
(January 2014)
People receiving SNAP
(food stamps)
32 million
47 million
(January 2009)
(November 2013)
Corporate profits after
$4.3 trillion
(2008)
$7.3 trillion
taxes
|(estimate for 2013)
Source: Congressional Budget Office and other sources
2. Using the chart, answer a, b, and c.
a) Briefly explain the significance of ONE of the statistics measuring the
American economy used in the above chart.
b) Briefly explain ONE piece of evidence to support or challenge the view
that "Wall Street recovered faster than Main Street."
c) Briefly explain ONE specific way the Great Recession of 2007 was
either similar to or different from the Great Depression of 1929.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd16d3bda-eed8-4ca8-abbd-77b507a9864b%2F7f1151e9-8ec7-4d2b-8f6e-b66a47e34485%2Faib12gh_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Question 2 is based on the following chart.
Changes in the American Economy, 2008 to 2013
Category
2008/2009
2013/2014
Stock prices (Dow Jones 9,035
Industrial Average)
16,441
(January 2, 2009)
(January 2,2014)
Unemployment rate
7.8%
6.6%
(January 2009)
(January 2014)
People receiving SNAP
(food stamps)
32 million
47 million
(January 2009)
(November 2013)
Corporate profits after
$4.3 trillion
(2008)
$7.3 trillion
taxes
|(estimate for 2013)
Source: Congressional Budget Office and other sources
2. Using the chart, answer a, b, and c.
a) Briefly explain the significance of ONE of the statistics measuring the
American economy used in the above chart.
b) Briefly explain ONE piece of evidence to support or challenge the view
that "Wall Street recovered faster than Main Street."
c) Briefly explain ONE specific way the Great Recession of 2007 was
either similar to or different from the Great Depression of 1929.
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