Question 1

Many Americans,angry at their government,began calling shanty towns built by the unemployed on the outskirts of cities "________."

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Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the 1932 election,Democratic candidate Franklin Roosevelt faced off against the Republican nominee,________.

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

During the 1920s,most American banks were quite conservative,but some major banks were quite reckless in their stock market investments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Hoover administration addressed the economic situation of American farmers with the

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A)   Agricultural Marketing Act.
B)   Soil Conservation Act.
C)   Agricultural Adjustment Act.
D)   Farm Security Administration.
E)   Rural Electrification Administration.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

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) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Traditional patterns of segregation and disenfranchisement in the South were not significantly challenged during the Great Depression.

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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) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What are the major interpretations regarding the causes of the Great Depression? Why is there little historical consensus regarding the causes?

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The causes of the Great Depression have ...

Question 11

During the 1930s,American literature

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A)   offered a greater degree of social commentary than did either radio or movies.
B)   saw most popular books and magazines focus on the Great Depression.
C)   saw photographic magazines lose much of their readership due to the high cost of each issue.
D)   faced censorship laws that suppressed criticisms of American politics and culture.
E)   adopted a more pessimistic, although no less radical, approach to society in the later 1930s.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

What were the popular cultural similarities and differences in the 1930s among radio programs,the movies,and literature?

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In the 1930s, there were several popular...

Question 13

In 1932,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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A)   lent funds only to financial institutions with sufficient collateral.
B)   was created by Congress over President Herbert Hoover's veto.
C)   focused most of its spending on large urban cities in the Northeast.
D)   was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
E)   spent most of its money trying to prop up unstable local banks.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The federal government's response to the "Bonus Army" included

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A)   the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington.
B)   General Jack Pershing exceeding his orders to remove the veterans.
C)   the injuring of over 100 marchers.
D)   both the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington, and the injuring of over 100 marchers.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Accurately characterize the depth and breadth of the Great Depression.

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The Great Depression was a massive econo...

Question 17

In the 1930s,all of the following films offered social commentary on the United States and the Great Depression,EXCEPT

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A)   Our Daily Bread.
B)   It Happened One Night.
C)   The Grapes of Wrath.
D)   Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
E)   Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 18

After Democrats won control of Congress in the 1930 elections,President Herbert Hoover

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A)   criticized voters for abandoning the economic principles of the Republican Party.
B)   told reporters that his economic recovery policies had not been successful.
C)   urged the new Congress to construct "Hoovervilles" to shelter the unemployed.
D)   refused to support a more vigorous public spending program for relief.
E)   deferred to their economic agenda of relief and public spending programs.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

It is accurate to state that filmmaker Frank Capra admired the American people and praised the capitalist marketplace.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: The Great Depression

What are the major interpretations regarding the causes of the Great Depression? Why is there little historical consensus regarding the causes?

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During the 1920s,most American banks were quite conservative,but some major banks were quite reckless in their stock market investments.

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In the 1932 election,Democratic candidate Franklin Roosevelt faced off against the Republican nominee,________.

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

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After Democrats won control of Congress in the 1930 elections,President Herbert Hoover

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

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

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

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What were the popular cultural similarities and differences in the 1930s among radio programs,the movies,and literature?

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Traditional patterns of segregation and disenfranchisement in the South were not significantly challenged during the Great Depression.

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