Question 1

In the 1930s,listening to the radio was often a family or community experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the Depression,probably because it was too expensive in those troubled times,the ________ rate declined.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the Depression,probably because it was too...

Question 6

In the 1930s,all the following books offered criticism of American society EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S.A. by John Dos Passos. 
B)  Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathaniel West. 
C)  Studs Lonigan by James T. Farrell. 
D)  The Disinherited by Jack Conroy. 
E)  Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen. 
A)  U.S.A. by John Dos Passos. 
B)  Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathaniel West. 
C)  Studs Lonigan by James T. Farrell. 
D)  The Disinherited by Jack Conroy. 
E)  Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen.

Question 7

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 8

The power of censors in the film industry declined as the Depression progressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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 10

The long-time censor of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s was

Accepted Answer

A)  Frank Capra. 
B)  Pare Lorentz. 
C)  King Vidor. 
D)  James Agee. 
E)  Will Hays. 
A)  Frank Capra. 
B)  Pare Lorentz. 
C)  King Vidor. 
D)  James Agee. 
E)  Will Hays.

Question 11

Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Prior to his inauguration,Franklin Roosevelt promised outgoing President Hoover that he would not create more debt in the federal budget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  the radical right. 
B)  the Spanish Civil War. 
C)  veterans of World War I. 
D)  the "bonus marchers." 
E)  the Civilian Conservation Corps. 
A)  the radical right. 
B)  the Spanish Civil War. 
C)  veterans of World War I. 
D)  the "bonus marchers." 
E)  the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Question 14

During the 1930s,regarding radio,

Accepted Answer

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 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

During the Great Depression,

Accepted Answer

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 18

As a result of the Great Depression,social values in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  saw Americans embrace nearly any idea that was new or nontraditional. 
B)  saw a majority of Americans question the future of democracy. 
C)  seemed to change relatively little. 
D)  saw most Americans turn against the traditional "success ethic." 
E)  saw the idea of individual initiative fall into disrepute. 
A)  saw Americans embrace nearly any idea that was new or nontraditional. 
B)  saw a majority of Americans question the future of democracy. 
C)  seemed to change relatively little. 
D)  saw most Americans turn against the traditional "success ethic." 
E)  saw the idea of individual initiative fall into disrepute.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of the best-selling books of the...

Question 20

The infamous ________ case saw the arrest and conviction of nine likely innocent black teenagers in Alabama in 1931.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The infamous ________ case saw the arrest...

Exam 23: The Great Depression

In the 1930s,listening to the radio was often a family or community experience.

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

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

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

During the Depression,probably because it was too expensive in those troubled times,the ________ rate declined.

In the 1930s,all the following books offered criticism of American society EXCEPT

As Herbert Hoover began his presidency,he

The power of censors in the film industry declined as the Depression progressed.

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

The long-time censor of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s was

Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.

Prior to his inauguration,Franklin Roosevelt promised outgoing President Hoover that he would not create more debt in the federal budget.

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade is associated with

During the 1930s,regarding radio,

During the Great Depression in the rural United States,

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

During the Great Depression,

As a result of the Great Depression,social values in the United States

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

The infamous ________ case saw the arrest and conviction of nine likely innocent black teenagers in Alabama in 1931.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

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

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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