Multiple Choice. What contributed to the economic boom of the 1920s in the United States?(1 point) Responses The government increased health and safety regulations to protect consumers from dangerous business practices. The government increased health and safety regulations to protect consumers from dangerous business practices. New social programs such as government pensions for the elderly raised the standard of living for the less wealthy. New social programs such as government pensions for the elderly raised the standard of living for the less wealthy. Rapid economic growth in Europe gave US businesses access to foreign investment and new consumer markets. Rapid economic growth in Europe gave US businesses access to foreign investment and new consumer markets. New manufacturing methods were applied to consumer goods after the country demobilized following World War I.
