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- 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.
- All of the following factors were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPTA. an unstable European economy.B. a lack of diversification in the United States economy.C. a misdistribution of purchasing power.D. conservative banking policies that restricted the availability of loans.E. weak consumer demand.
- On October 29, 1929, the American stock marketA. saw fewer than one million shares of stock traded.B. lost all the gains of the previous year.C. experienced its first sharp decline in values since the war.D. was forced to suspend business because of staggering declines in values.E. rebounded slightly from the tremendous losses of "Black Thursday.
- 16. During the Great Depression,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.
- As a result of the Great Depression, social values in the United StatesA. 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.
- During the 1930s, southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areasA. were denied all forms of public relief assistance.B. generally experienced better economic conditions.C. could still find domestic service jobs no whites wanted.D. were denied all forms of public relief assistance, but could find domestic service jobs no whites wanted.E. None of these answers is correct.
- The 1931 Scottsboro court case sawA. black teenagers accused of rape by two white women.B. a Georgia jury convict all of the black youths.C. the Supreme Court reaffirm the death penalty convictions.D. eight of the convicted youths executed for crimes they did not commit.E. All these answers are correct.
- During the Great Depression, in the rural United StatesA. one-third of all farmers lost their land.B. farm income dropped by 25 percent.C. the 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.
- In the 1930s, the "Dust Bowl."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.
- After 1929, in the face of the worsening global economic crisis, the United StatesA. reduced the debts owed by European nations to America.B. forgave the debts owed by European nations to America.C. demanded immediate payment of all debts owed by European nations to America.D. refused to alter the payment schedule of debts owed by European nations to America.E. forgave the debts owed by former allies during the war, and reduced the debts of other nations.
- In 1931, the severity of the Depression increased when the Federal Reserve Board 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.
- Throughout 1928, the American stock marketA. 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.
- Who's case made it to the Supreme Court where it was determined he had no rights at all?
- Who led the raid on harpers ferry armory and engine house on Sunday oct 16, 1859
- How long did most people think the war would last
- What did they call Kansas and Nebraska during the fighting between proslavery and anti-slavery factions there?
- Who died penniless, one week after finishing his memoirs, which later sold 1/2 million copies?
- What fraction of the South's white men of military age die?
- In 1866 1/5 of Mississippi State budget was spent on?
- Who was the first black man elected to the US Senate?