Question 1

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. 
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.

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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. 
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.

Question 6

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. 
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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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. 
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.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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. 
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.

Question 13

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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. 
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.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As the depression deepened, President Herbert Hoover

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: The Great Depression

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

During the 1930s, regarding radio,

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

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 ________.

The economic pressures caused by the Great Depression

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

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

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

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

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

Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.

As the depression deepened, President Herbert Hoover

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

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

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