Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As the Depression progressed,popular literature and journalism came to be dominated by a group of writers who openly challenged the American way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Under the Popular Front,American Communists softened their criticism of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mr.Deeds Goes to Town and Mr.Smith Goes to Washington,two films that provided romanticized depictions of small town American people and values,were directed by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mr.Deeds Goes to Town and Mr.Smith Goes...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the drought of the 1930s,the Great Plains were called the "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the drought of the 1930s,the Great...

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Why did the radical left enjoy growing popularity in America during the 1930s? Why did this popularity prove to be largely temporary?

Accepted Answer

The radical left enjoyed growing popular

Question 9

President Herbert Hoover responded to the onset of the Great Depression by

Accepted Answer

A)  proposing a series of economic reform programs. 
B)  shutting down the bank system until confidence in it could be restored. 
C)  urging a program of voluntary cooperation from business leaders. 
D)  calling for a tax increase to prevent a federal deficit. 
E)  calling for a system of social security to alleviate individual suffering. 
A)  proposing a series of economic reform programs. 
B)  shutting down the bank system until confidence in it could be restored. 
C)  urging a program of voluntary cooperation from business leaders. 
D)  calling for a tax increase to prevent a federal deficit. 
E)  calling for a system of social security to alleviate individual suffering.

Exam 23: The Great Depression

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

As the Depression progressed,popular literature and journalism came to be dominated by a group of writers who openly challenged the American way of life.

Under the Popular Front,American Communists softened their criticism of capitalism.

Mr.Deeds Goes to Town and Mr.Smith Goes to Washington,two films that provided romanticized depictions of small town American people and values,were directed by ________.

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

During the drought of the 1930s,the Great Plains were called the "________."

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

Why did the radical left enjoy growing popularity in America during the 1930s? Why did this popularity prove to be largely temporary?

President Herbert Hoover responded to the onset of the Great Depression by

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