Comparing the United States economy in the 1920s with the economy in the 1990s,all of the following were similar EXCEPT

A) both decades had strong economic expansion.
B) both decades had soaring stock markets.
C) both decades had rapid technological progress.
D) both decades had the federal government take a laissez-faire approach to the economy.

The federal government in the 1990s did not take a laissez-faire approach to the economy, as evidenced by President Clinton's push for financial deregulation and the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In contrast, the 1920s were marked by a hands-off approach to business and finance by the government, exemplified by the policies of President Coolidge. The other three choices are all accurate descriptions of both decades.