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- During the 1930s, the Southern Tenant Farmers UnionA. sought to organize the rural poor across racial lines.B. was formed by the American Communist Party.C. concerned the federal government as a powerful force of rural radicalism.D. both sought to organize the rural poor across racial lines, and concerned the federal government as a powerful force of rural radicalism.E. All these answers are correct.
- In 1932, the Farmers' Holiday AssociationA. 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.
- In the 1930s, Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleA. claimed community togetherness was the best way to combat hard times.B. argued the best way to end the Depression was for working-class men and women to 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 when going to a job interview.E. taught that individual initiative could help people to restore themselves financially.
- The federal government's response to the "Bonus Army" includedA. the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington.B. General Douglas MacArthur exceeding his orders to remove the veterans.C. the injuring of over 100 marchers.D. both the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington, and the injuring of over 100 marchers.E. All these answers are correct.
- In the 1930s, the director Frank Capra typically displayed in his filmsA. a populist admiration for ordinary Americans.B. the cultural backwardness of small towns in America.C. praise for the "rugged individualism" of American business.D. the grasping materialism of most Americans.E. a harsh critique of the heartlessness of capitalism.
- In response to President Franklin Roosevelt's first days in office, the American peopleA. believed the depression was largely over.B. felt a mixture of relief and hope.C. concluded the economy was not as bad off as they once had believed.D. felt the Hoover administration must be held accountable for the economic crisis.E. began to believe they had made a mistake in voting for Roosevelt.
- In 1932, the unemployment rate in Toledo, Ohio, was one of the worst in the nation at A. 40 percent.B. 60 percent.C. 70 percent.D. 80 percent.E. 95 percent.
- As the Depression deepened, President Herbert HooverA. 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.
- In response to the Great Depression, many Mexican AmericansA. migrated to the South.B. left the United States entirely.C. moved into California.D. successfully organized agricultural unions.E. migrated into rural areas, where work was more available.
- In the 1930s, all of the following films offered social commentary on the United States and the Great Depression EXCEPTA. Our Daily Bread.B. It Happened One Night.C. The Grapes of Wrath.D. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.E. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
- The Reconstruction Finance Corporation A. was intended to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses.B. was created in the last year of Herbert Hoover's administration.C. included a $1.5 billion public works budget.D. both included a $1.5 billion public works budget, and was intended to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses.E. All these answers are correct.
- Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had been all of the following EXCEPTA. 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.
- As Herbert Hoover began his presidency, heA. considered the country to have a bright economic future.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.
- Between his election in 1932 and the inauguration in 1933, Franklin RooseveltA. 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 with the outgoing president, Herbert Hoover.E. began laying the groundwork for his social security legislation.
- During the 1930s, the most important group within the Popular Front was the A. Socialist Party.B. Federation of Labor.C. Communist Party.D. Progressive Party.E. Americans for Democratic Action.
- All of the following statements regarding the 1932 "Bonus Army" are true EXCEPT thatA. Hoover called some marchers' behavior evidence of uncontrolled violence and radicalism. B. several thousand American veterans camped out in Washington D.C.C. Congress refused to formally consider the demands of the "Army."D. many Americans viewed President Hoover as unsympathetic to the veterans.E. the "Army" demanded Congress create relief programs for World War I veterans.
- During the Great Depression, Asian AmericansA. unlike blacks and Hispanics were generally able to keep from losing their jobs to white Americans.B. who were college educated generally weathered the crisis fairly well.C. had trouble competing for jobs with poor white migrants from the Midwest.D. were limited by law to low-paying jobs such as salesclerks and food servers.E. found it easier to move into mainstream professions.
- During the 1930s, American literatureA. 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.
- 15. For women, the economic pressures caused by the Great DepressionA. weakened the notion that a woman's proper place was in the home.B. saw men move into jobs traditionally held by professional women.C. forced most women out of the labor force.D. saw the federal government make it illegal for married women to work outside the home.E. affected service and clerical positions held by women more than they did jobs in heavy industry.
- In the 1930s, the largest Japanese- and Chinese-American populations were found inA. Oregon.B. Arizona.C. Washington.D. Hawaii.E. California.