Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the stock market in the months leading up to the october 1929 crash?
a. there was a frenzied upsurge in stock prices.
b. the market value of all stocks more than tripled in four years.
c. stockbrokers lending buyers up to 75 percent of a stock's cost
d. steep income-tax hikes suddenly cut the flow of money into the market.
e. investment trusts lured novices into the market

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explanation:

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according to the passage the most suitable options are two. the first one is "by leading the aef to victory in several key battles" like the battle of saint- mihiel and the battle of cantigny mentioned in the passage you copied here. the second one is "by the aef and allied forces defeat germany" since the passage says that his army destroy the german resistance in the meuse- argonne offensive. and also, "by insisting that the aef operate as an independent force".

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