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- Many families stayed at home for entertainment and played board games and listened to the radio together.
- Where did people who needed relief during the Great Depression most generally obtain help? 1- from big business 2-from other families 3-from former employers 4-from the federal government
- Unemployment went from 25 percent in 1929 to 3 percent in 1933. True or false
- What was the overall purpose of the Federal Farm Board? 1-to help American farmers market their crops overseas 2-to help farmers learn how to prevent another Dust Bowl 3-to use specific economic strategies to help increase crop prices 4-to persuade the nation's banks to avoid foreclosures on farmland
- Which of the following was the part of the federal government's taxation policy during the 1920s that helped weaken the American economy? 1- Sales taxes were no longer charged on domestic exports. 2- Stock brokers were charged higher income tax than bankers were. 3- Taxes on wealthy Americans and businesses were reduced. 4- Farmers were taxed on their crops, which led to increased prices.
- Former secretary of commerce, mining engineer, and quiet and reserved
- Which U.S. territory acquired during the Spanish-American War is directly east of the Philippines and is home to an important U.S. air and naval base?
- Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles
- Although he had progressive goals, which area of reform did Woodrow Wilson fail to address?
- QuestionWhich political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt divided the Republican vote in 1912 and allowed a Democrat to be elected president?
- What name did Texas give itself when it gained its independence from Mexico?
- What name did California choose once it gained independence from Mexico?
- What is the dividing line between Canada and the United States in the western states?
- The Second Great Awakening led to reform movements as people began to be concerned for the welfare of their fellow man. (T or F)
- What reform movement wanted to do away with the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages?
- What was the 350-mile canal created by New York Governor Clinton that connected New York to the Great Lakes?
- Most Americans passed over the Great Plains as they considered the soil too poor for farming. (T or F)
- Who successfully developed the first steamboat, allowing ships to travel upriver?
- What reformer worked to provide a school for teachers and improve teacher pay?
- What four characteristics did the Cult of Domesticity or the Culture of True Womanhood emphasize?