Question 1

As the Depression began, more than half of all black Americans still lived in the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1932, the unemployment rate in Toledo, Ohio was one of the worst in the nation, at

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A)   40 percent.
B)   60 percent.
C)   70 percent.
D)   80 percent.
E)   95 percent.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had been all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   assistant secretary of the navy.
B)   vice president of the United States.
C)   governor of New York.
D)   a state legislator.
E)   a Hudson Valley aristocrat.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

All the following factors contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT

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A)   an unstable European economy.
B)   a lack of diversification in the United States economy.
C)   a maldistribution of purchasing power.
D)   conservative banking policies that restricted the availability of loans.
E)   weak consumer demand.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

The long-time censor of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s was

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A)   Frank Capra.
B)   Pare Lorentz.
C)   King Vidor.
D)   James Agee.
E)   Will Hays.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The staple of radio broadcasting during the 1930s was news.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

President Hoover did attempt to use federal spending to fight the Great Depression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

After 1929, in the face of the worsening global economic crisis, the United States

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A)   reduced the debts owed by European nations to America.
B)   forgave the debts owed by European nations to America.
C)   demanded immediate payment of all debts owed by European nations to America.
D)   refused to alter the payment schedule of debts owed by European nations to America.
E)   forgave the debts owed by former allies during the War, and reduced the debts of other nations.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The Grapes of Wrath was written by ________.

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The answer of The Grapes of Wrath was written by...

Question 10

As a result of the Great Depression, social values in the United States

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A)   saw Americans embrace nearly any idea that was new or nontraditional.
B)   saw a majority of Americans question the future of democracy.
C)   seemed to change relatively little.
D)   saw most Americans turn against the traditional "success ethic."
E)   saw the idea of individual initiative fall into disrepute.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Franklin Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover in 1932

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A)   saw Roosevelt carry every state.
B)   was disputed in several states.
C)   was a convincing mandate.
D)   was decided only in the final days of the election.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

In order to ease economic problems in Europe, the U.S. government reduced Europe's debts to America stemming from World War I.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Although it was a segregated organization, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union sought to improve the lives of all sharecroppers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the 1930s, all the following books offered criticism of American society EXCEPT

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A)   U.S.A. by John Dos Passos.
B)   Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathaniel West.
C)   Studs Lonigan by James T. Farrell.
D)   The Disinherited by Jack Conroy.
E)   Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

The "Bonus Army" of 1932 demanded that Congress make an early payment of a promised "bonus" for World War I veterans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Farm strikes in the Midwest were organized by the Farmers' ________ Association.

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The answer of Farm strikes in the Midwest were organized...

Question 17

Those Americans who went to Spain to fight against General Franco and fascism created the ________ Brigade.

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The answer of Those Americans who went to Spain to...

Question 18

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

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A)   gave incentives to Europeans to sell their goods in the United States.
B)   was designed to stimulate U.S. exports.
C)   increased tariffs on industrial products, but left farm products' rates unchanged.
D)   both gave incentives to Europeans to sell their goods in the U.S., and was designed to stimulate U.S. exports.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 19

In the 1930s, listening to the radio was often a family or community experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the year prior to its crash, the stock market had been soaring upward.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: The Great Depression

After 1929, in the face of the worsening global economic crisis, the United States

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

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Although it was a segregated organization, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union sought to improve the lives of all sharecroppers.

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As the Depression began, more than half of all black Americans still lived in the South.

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Franklin Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover in 1932

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The "Bonus Army" of 1932 demanded that Congress make an early payment of a promised "bonus" for World War I veterans.

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In the 1930s, all the following books offered criticism of American society EXCEPT

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President Hoover did attempt to use federal spending to fight the Great Depression.

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In the 1930s, listening to the radio was often a family or community experience.

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In the year prior to its crash, the stock market had been soaring upward.

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Those Americans who went to Spain to fight against General Franco and fascism created the ________ Brigade.

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The staple of radio broadcasting during the 1930s was news.

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In order to ease economic problems in Europe, the U.S. government reduced Europe's debts to America stemming from World War I.

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Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had been all of the following EXCEPT

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The long-time censor of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s was

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The Grapes of Wrath was written by ________.

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Farm strikes in the Midwest were organized by the Farmers' ________ Association.

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In 1932, the unemployment rate in Toledo, Ohio was one of the worst in the nation, at

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As a result of the Great Depression, social values in the United States

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