Question 1

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

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

Question 2

Those Americans who went to Spain to fight against General Franco and fascism created the ________ Brigade.

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The answer of Those Americans who went to Spain to...

Question 3

In the 1931 Scottsboro court case,

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A)  black teenagers were accused of rape by two white women. 
B)  a Georgia jury convicted all of the black youths. 
C)  the Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty convictions. 
D)  eight of the convicted youths were executed for crimes they did not commit. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  black teenagers were accused of rape by two white women. 
B)  a Georgia jury convicted all of the black youths. 
C)  the Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty convictions. 
D)  eight of the convicted youths were executed for crimes they did not commit. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

As the depression deepened,President Herbert Hoover

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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 8

How was the American family affected by the Great Depression?

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The American family was significantly af

Question 9

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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Herbert Hoover's personality during his

Question 10

The automobile and construction industries were both experiencing economic declines prior to the stock market crash.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All the following factors contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT

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

Question 13

American social values were changed dramatically by the Great Depression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1939,after the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany,the American Communist Party

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A)  reduced its criticism of the United States. 
B)  formed an American Nazi Party. 
C)  broke from the Soviet Union. 
D)  lost a significant portion of its membership. 
E)  disbanded. 
A)  reduced its criticism of the United States. 
B)  formed an American Nazi Party. 
C)  broke from the Soviet Union. 
D)  lost a significant portion of its membership. 
E)  disbanded.

Question 15

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 16

In order to ease economic problems in Europe,the U.S.government reduced Europe's debts to America stemming from World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Question 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: The Great Depression

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

Those Americans who went to Spain to fight against General Franco and fascism created the ________ Brigade.

In the 1931 Scottsboro court case,

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

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930

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

As the depression deepened,President Herbert Hoover

How was the American family affected by the Great Depression?

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

The automobile and construction industries were both experiencing economic declines prior to the stock market crash.

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

All the following factors contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT

American social values were changed dramatically by the Great Depression.

In 1939,after the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany,the American Communist Party

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

In order to ease economic problems in Europe,the U.S.government reduced Europe's debts to America stemming from World War I.

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

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

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

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

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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Varieties of American Nationalism

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America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

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