Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 calling shanty...

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The causes of the Great Depression have

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

In the 1930s, there were several popular

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Farm strikes in the Midwest were organized...

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 13

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 Roosevelt...

Question 14

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.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the 1930s,American literature

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Accurately characterize the depth and breadth of the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression was a massive econo

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Exam 23: The Great Depression

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1932,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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

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

During the 1930s,American literature

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

Accurately characterize the depth and breadth of the Great Depression.

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

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