Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1931,the severity of the Depression increased when the Federal Reserve Board

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A)  closed all financially-ailing banks.
B)  declared bankruptcy.
C)  weakened the value of the dollar.
D)  expanded the money supply.
E)  raised interest rates.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

In national politics,Franklin Roosevelt had generally avoided divisive cultural issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Throughout 1928,the American stock market

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A)  saw the number of shares traded daily soar.
B)  saw the average price of stocks rise slightly.
C)  had slowly been declining in value.
D)  had rapidly been losing in value.
E)  saw brokerage firms restrict credit to those buying stocks.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

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 7

During the 1930s,the radical left in the United States

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A)  found broad acceptance among both the working class and intellectuals.
B)  experienced intense government hostility.
C)  saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics.
D)  both experienced intense government hostility and saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

General ________ was ordered by President Hoover to remove the "Bonus Army" from Washington,D.C.in 1932.

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Question 9

During the 1930s,American literature

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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.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

In 1932,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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

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During the 1930s,American literature

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General ________ was ordered by President Hoover to remove the "Bonus Army" from Washington,D.C.in 1932.

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In national politics,Franklin Roosevelt had generally avoided divisive cultural issues.

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During the 1930s,the radical left in the United States

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

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

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

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In 1932,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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Throughout 1928,the American stock market

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In 1931,the severity of the Depression increased when the Federal Reserve Board

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During the 1930s,American literature

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General ________ was ordered by President Hoover to remove the "Bonus Army" from Washington,D.C.in 1932.

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In national politics,Franklin Roosevelt had generally avoided divisive cultural issues.

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During the 1930s,the radical left in the United States

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

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

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

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In 1931,the severity of the Depression increased when the Federal Reserve Board

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