Question 1

The economic pressures caused by the Great Depression

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A)   weakened the notion that a woman's proper place was in the home.
B)   saw men move into jobs traditionally held by professional women.
C)   forced most women out of the labor force.
D)   led the federal government to make it illegal for married women to work outside the home.
E)   affected service and clerical positions held by women more than they affected jobs in heavy industry.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

During the 1930s, southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areas

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A)   faced blatant discrimination, much as they had in the South.
B)   generally experienced conditions that were in most respects little better than in the South.
C)   could easily find domestic service jobs that no whites wanted.
D)   joined the NAACP in large numbers.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 3

One of the best-selling books of the 1930s was How to Win Friends and Influence People, by ________.

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The answer of One of the best-selling books of the...

Question 4

Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide in 1932, but it was not clear what he would do as president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As the depression deepened, President Herbert Hoover

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A)   encouraged businessmen to reduce their industrial production.
B)   grew less willing to increase federal spending.
C)   began to experiment with untried economic principles.
D)   called for a reduction in taxes.
E)   stopped worrying about trying to balance the budget.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

All of the following statements regarding the 1932 "Bonus Army" are true EXCEPT that

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A)   Hoover called some marchers' behavior evidence of uncontrolled violence and radicalism.
B)   several thousand American veterans camped out in Washington,D.C.
C)   Congress refused to formally consider the demands of the "Army."
D)   many Americans viewed President Hoover as unsympathetic to the veterans.
E)   the "Army" demanded Congress create relief programs for World War I veterans.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Popular culture in the 1930s held that married women should not work outside the home.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Following the "great crash," the Federal Reserve system lowered interest rates in an effort to revive the American economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Beginning in February 1928 and lasting through most of 1929, the American stock market

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A)   saw the number of shares traded daily soar.
B)   saw the average price of stocks rise slightly.
C)   slowly declined in value.
D)   rapidly lost value.
E)   saw brokerage firms restrict credit to those buying stocks.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

At the end of the 1930s, a higher percentage of black women were employed than were white women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Both the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff provided significant help to American farmers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

________ magazine was the leading photographic journal in the 1930s.

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The answer of ________ magazine was the leading photographic journal...

Question 13

Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had never held elective office.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Despite hard economic times in the United States, few Hispanics left for Mexico during the Great Depression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When a live radio broadcaster, overcome with emotion, cried out "Oh the humanity!" on the air in 1937, he was referring to the crash of the ________.

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The answer of When a live radio broadcaster, overcome with...

Question 16

Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In national politics, Franklin Roosevelt had generally avoided divisive cultural issues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "new deal" for America included a commitment to

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A)   spending billions of dollars to assist in economic recovery.
B)   providing relief jobs to millions of unemployed Americans.
C)   passing legislation establishing a nationwide program of social security.
D)   both spending billions of dollars to assist in economic recovery, and providing relief jobs to millions of unemployed Americans.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Farm strikes in the Midwest during the Great Depression were initially successful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the 1930s, regarding radio,

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A)   the largest proportion of programming was devoted to news.
B)   most programs were increasingly prerecorded.
C)   around half of all American homes owned a radio.
D)   listening was often a community experience.
E)   radio sets were basically unusable in rural areas without electricity.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Exam 23: The Great Depression

Following the "great crash," the Federal Reserve system lowered interest rates in an effort to revive the American economy.

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One of the best-selling books of the 1930s was How to Win Friends and Influence People, by ________.

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Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide in 1932, but it was not clear what he would do as president.

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In national politics, Franklin Roosevelt had generally avoided divisive cultural issues.

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Both the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff provided significant help to American farmers.

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Despite hard economic times in the United States, few Hispanics left for Mexico during the Great Depression.

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Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.

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During the 1930s, regarding radio,

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During the 1930s, southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areas

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________ magazine was the leading photographic journal in the 1930s.

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Farm strikes in the Midwest during the Great Depression were initially successful.

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At the end of the 1930s, a higher percentage of black women were employed than were white women.

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Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had never held elective office.

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The economic pressures caused by the Great Depression

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As the depression deepened, President Herbert Hoover

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When a live radio broadcaster, overcome with emotion, cried out "Oh the humanity!" on the air in 1937, he was referring to the crash of the ________.

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All of the following statements regarding the 1932 "Bonus Army" are true EXCEPT that

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In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "new deal" for America included a commitment to

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Popular culture in the 1930s held that married women should not work outside the home.

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Beginning in February 1928 and lasting through most of 1929, the American stock market

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