Question 1

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

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 B)False

Question 2

Why was Franklin Roosevelt elected president in 1932? What was his campaign platform?

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the 1930s,the "Dust Bowl"

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A)  was created by the national economic collapse.
B)  stretched from Kansas to California.
C)  experienced years of heavy rainfall.
D)  was created by grasshoppers.
E)  was a product of changing environmental conditions.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The "Abraham Lincoln Brigade" is associated with

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A)  the radical Right.
B)  the Spanish Civil War.
C)  veterans of World War I.
D)  the "bonus marchers."
E)  the Civilian Conservation Corps.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

The Socialist Party of America in the 1930s was led by ________.

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

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

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A)  proposing a series of economic reform programs.
B)  shutting down the bank system until confidence in it could be restored.
C)  urging 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.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 10

During the 1930s,the American Communist Party

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A)  distanced itself from the Soviet Union.
B)  excluded most minorities from its ranks.
C)  supported Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
D)  both distanced itself from the Soviet Union and excluded most minorities from its ranks.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

In 1932,the Farmers' Holiday Association

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A)  began and spread throughout the South.
B)  was essentially a farmers' strike.
C)  led to more public money being sent to rural areas.
D)  called on farmers to leave their lands unplanted.
E)  argued that farmers should also reap the benefits of welfare capitalism.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Prior to the stock market crash in October 1929,what were the major weaknesses in the economy of the late 1920s?

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Question 14

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

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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.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

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.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

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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Question 17

The Great Engineer was a nickname given to ________.

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

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

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Question 20

The Grapes of Wrath was written by ________.

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

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

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The Socialist Party of America in the 1930s was led by ________.

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

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

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Prior to the stock market crash in October 1929,what were the major weaknesses in the economy of the late 1920s?

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In the 1930s,the "Dust Bowl"

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