Question 1

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

Question 2

Characterize Herbert Hoover's personality during his presidency.How did his personal image with the American public change between 1928 and 1932?

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Question 3

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)   Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
B)   Our Daily Bread.
C)   The Grapes of Wrath.
D)   Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
E)   It Happened One Night.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

In the 1930s,Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People

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A)   claimed community togetherness was the best way to combat hard times.
B)   taught that individual initiative could help people to restore themselves financially.
C)   gave financial advice and offered tips for going to a job interview.
D)   asserted that a strong faith in Christianity would best help one through hard times.
E)   argued the best way to end the Depression was to have working-class men and women run for office.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

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Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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 10

During the 1930s,American literature

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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A)   80 percent.
B)   95 percent.
C)   40 percent.
D)   70 percent.
E)   60 percent.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

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 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

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

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

Question 18

All the following factors contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT

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

Question 19

Between his election in 1932 and the inauguration in 1933,Franklin Roosevelt

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A)   established the Works Progress Administration.
B)   refused to make any agreements on the economic direction of the country with the outgoing president, Herbert Hoover.
C)   made no public statements.
D)   promised to maintain a balanced federal budget.
E)   declared he would dramatically increase government spending.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

During the 1930s,regarding radio,

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

Exam 23: The Great Depression Key

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

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

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

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

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

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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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Between his election in 1932 and the inauguration in 1933,Franklin Roosevelt

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All the following factors contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT

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During the 1930s,regarding radio,

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

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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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During the 1930s,American literature

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

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

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Characterize Herbert Hoover's personality during his presidency.How did his personal image with the American public change between 1928 and 1932?

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