Question 1

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

Accepted Answer

A)  was created to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses. 
B)  was created in the first year of Herbert Hoover's administration. 
C)  included a $1.5 billion public works budget. 
D)  included a $1.5 billion public works budget, and was created to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was created to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses. 
B)  was created in the first year of Herbert Hoover's administration. 
C)  included a $1.5 billion public works budget. 
D)  included a $1.5 billion public works budget, and was created to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses. 
E)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 2

The ________ Tariff of 1930 dramatically raised tariff rates.

Accepted Answer

Hawley-Smoot

Question 3

In 1928, Herbert Hoover predicted an end to poverty in America was near.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover's personality during his

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1932 election, Democratic candidate Franklin...

Question 6

During the 1930s, the left in the United States

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A)  found broad acceptance among both the working class and intellectuals. 
B)  experienced intense government hostility. 
C)  saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics. 
D)  both experienced intense government hostility and saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  found broad acceptance among both the working class and intellectuals. 
B)  experienced intense government hostility. 
C)  saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics. 
D)  both experienced intense government hostility and saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash of October 1929.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many Americans, angry at their government, began...

Question 9

The ________ was an alliance between the American Communist Party and other "antifascist" groups in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ was an alliance between the...

Question 10

Those blacks who migrated to northern cities during the Great Depression found conditions little better than in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the Great Depression,

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A)  the divorce rate declined. 
B)  the marriage rate increased. 
C)  the birth rate increased. 
D)  both the marriage rate and the birth rate increased. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the divorce rate declined. 
B)  the marriage rate increased. 
C)  the birth rate increased. 
D)  both the marriage rate and the birth rate increased. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

The severity of the Depression increased in 1931 when the Federal Reserve Board

Accepted Answer

A)  closed all financially-ailing banks. 
B)  declared bankruptcy. 
C)  weakened the value of the dollar. 
D)  expanded the money supply. 
E)  raised interest rates. 
A)  closed all financially-ailing banks. 
B)  declared bankruptcy. 
C)  weakened the value of the dollar. 
D)  expanded the money supply. 
E)  raised interest rates.

Question 13

In the 1930s, the largest Japanese American and Chinese American populations were found in

Accepted Answer

A)  Oregon. 
B)  Arizona. 
C)  Washington. 
D)  Hawaii. 
E)  California. 
A)  Oregon. 
B)  Arizona. 
C)  Washington. 
D)  Hawaii. 
E)  California.

Question 14

As Herbert Hoover began his presidency, he

Accepted Answer

A)  considered the country's economic future bright. 
B)  assumed the economy might suffer a mild recession. 
C)  feared a depression. 
D)  called for voluntary guidelines to stabilize the stock market. 
E)  renounced his earlier policy of associationalism. 
A)  considered the country's economic future bright. 
B)  assumed the economy might suffer a mild recession. 
C)  feared a depression. 
D)  called for voluntary guidelines to stabilize the stock market. 
E)  renounced his earlier policy of associationalism.

Question 15

Much of the money lent by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation went to large banks and corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the Great Depression, both the marriage rate and the divorce rate declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How was the American family affected by the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

The American family was significantly af

Question 18

During the Great Depression in the rural United States,

Accepted Answer

A)  one-third of all farmers lost their land. 
B)  farm income dropped by twenty-five percent. 
C)  economic conditions were slightly better than in industrial cities. 
D)  the farm economy could not keep up with consumer demand. 
E)  farmers enjoyed several unusually fertile growing seasons. 
A)  one-third of all farmers lost their land. 
B)  farm income dropped by twenty-five percent. 
C)  economic conditions were slightly better than in industrial cities. 
D)  the farm economy could not keep up with consumer demand. 
E)  farmers enjoyed several unusually fertile growing seasons.

Question 19

In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt was stricken with ________, and as a result, he lost the use of his legs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt was stricken with...

Question 20

In 1932, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Exam 23: The Great Depression

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

The ________ Tariff of 1930 dramatically raised tariff rates.

In 1928, Herbert Hoover predicted an end to poverty in America was near.

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

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

During the 1930s, the left in the United States

The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash of October 1929.

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

The ________ was an alliance between the American Communist Party and other "antifascist" groups in the 1930s.

Those blacks who migrated to northern cities during the Great Depression found conditions little better than in the South.

During the Great Depression,

The severity of the Depression increased in 1931 when the Federal Reserve Board

In the 1930s, the largest Japanese American and Chinese American populations were found in

As Herbert Hoover began his presidency, he

Much of the money lent by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation went to large banks and corporations.

During the Great Depression, both the marriage rate and the divorce rate declined.

How was the American family affected by the Great Depression?

During the Great Depression in the rural United States,

In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt was stricken with ________, and as a result, he lost the use of his legs.

In 1932, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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