Question 1

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

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Question 2

In 1932, President Hoover sought to lift business out of the Depression through the ________ Corporation.

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Question 3

Erskine Caldwell's ________, which later became a long-running Broadway play, was an exposé of poverty in the rural South.

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A)   Native Son
B)   Tobacco Road
C)   Waiting for Lefty
D)   The Grapes of Wrath
E)   How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The 1930s films of director Frank Capra typically displayed

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A)   a populist admiration for ordinary Americans.
B)   the cultural backwardness of small towns in America.
C)   praise for the "rugged individualism" of American business.
D)   the grasping materialism of most Americans.
E)   a harsh critique of the heartlessness of capitalism.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

General ________ led the military mission to eject the "Bonus Army" from Washington,D.C., in 1932.

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The answer of General ________ led the military mission to...

Question 6

What did President Hoover offer in the fight against the Great Depression? Why was he ineffective in this fight?

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President Hoover offered a variety of me...

Question 7

In the late 1920s, the European demand for agricultural and manufacturing goods from the United States was

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A)   rising.
B)   steady.
C)   declining.
D)   chronically unstable.
E)   essentially nonexistent.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

In 1932, the Farmers' Holiday Association

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A)   began and spread throughout the South.
B)   was essentially a farmers' strike.
C)   led to more public money being sent to rural areas.
D)   called on farmers to leave their lands unplanted.
E)   argued that farmers should also reap the benefits of welfare capitalism.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

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 10

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 11

The "Dust Bowl" in the 1930s

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A)   was created by the national economic collapse.
B)   stretched from Kansas to California.
C)   experienced years of heavy rainfall.
D)   was created by grasshoppers.
E)   was a product of changing environmental conditions.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

In 1932, the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of the "Scottsboro boys."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, two films that provided romanticized depictions of small town American people and values, were directed by ________.

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The answer of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr....

Question 14

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

Question 15

How did the American people-men, women, minorities-generally respond to the Great Depression?

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The American people, including men, wome...

Question 16

Prior to the stock market crash in October 1929, what were the major weaknesses in the economy of the late 1920s?

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Prior to the stock market crash in Octob...

Question 17

During the 1930s, the most important group within the Popular Front was

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A)   the Socialist Party.
B)   the Federation of Labor.
C)   the Communist Party.
D)   the Progressive Party.
E)   Americans for Democratic Action.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

During the Great Depression, Asian Americans

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A)   were generally able, unlike African Americans, to keep from losing their jobs to white Americans.
B)   who were college educated generally weathered the crisis fairly well.
C)   had trouble competing for jobs with poor white migrants from the Midwest.
D)   were limited by law to low-paying jobs such as salesclerks and food servers.
E)   found it easier to move into mainstream professions.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

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 20

American social values were changed dramatically by the Great Depression.

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

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Prior to the stock market crash in October 1929, what were the major weaknesses in the economy of the late 1920s?

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How did the American people-men, women, minorities-generally respond to the Great Depression?

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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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In the late 1920s, the European demand for agricultural and manufacturing goods from the United States was

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American social values were changed dramatically by the Great Depression.

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What did President Hoover offer in the fight against the Great Depression? Why was he ineffective in this fight?

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General ________ led the military mission to eject the "Bonus Army" from Washington,D.C., in 1932.

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

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Erskine Caldwell's ________, which later became a long-running Broadway play, was an exposé of poverty in the rural South.

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In 1932, the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of the "Scottsboro boys."

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In 1932, President Hoover sought to lift business out of the Depression through the ________ Corporation.

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