alleryStart learning →Macro use of fiscal policy developed in reaction to which event?
AThe Second World War
BThe Napoleonic Wars
CThe Industrial Revolution
DThe Great Depression
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Great Depression
The 1930s slump made the earlier laissez-faire approach unworkable and prompted active fiscal management.
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