the great depression part 1 1. all of the following were causes of the great depression except poor...
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The Great DepressionPart 1
1. All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except
Poor banking practices Poor banking practices
Depressed precious metal prices Depressed precious metal prices
European countries’ inability to pay their debts European countries’ inability to pay their debts
Overproduction in factories and on farms Overproduction in factories and on farms
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2. The “Bonus Army” marched on Washington,
D.C., to pressure Congress to
Pass the Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act to protect organized labor Pass the Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act to protect organized labor
Pay World War I veterans their army pensions early Pay World War I veterans their army pensions early
“Your toupee is on backward” “Your toupee is on backward”
Dole out federal aid to the homeless and depressed living in “
Hoovervilles”
Dole out federal aid to the homeless and depressed living in “
Hoovervilles”
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3. How did Herbert Hoover believe that the economy
could be revived?
Through government intervention to directly assist the poor Through government intervention to directly assist the poor
By supporting industry in the hopes that federal dollars at the top would “trickle down” to the poorest Americans
By supporting industry in the hopes that federal dollars at the top would “trickle down” to the poorest Americans
By forcing Britain and France to repay their war debts By forcing Britain and France to repay their war debts
By shifting the base of the economy away from heavy industry toward the production of consumer goods
By shifting the base of the economy away from heavy industry toward the production of consumer goods
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4. Why did topsoil turn to a fine layer of infertile dust in the Dust
Bowl region of the United States?
Tornadoes had ravaged the region Tornadoes had ravaged the region
Farmers had not planted soil-replenishing crops Farmers had not planted soil-replenishing crops
The area was poorly irrigated The area was poorly irrigated
All of the above All of the above
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5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt won a landslide victory in 1932 because Americans
Were dissatisfied with Hoover’s “ride-it-out” policy Were dissatisfied with Hoover’s “ride-it-out” policy
All of the above All of the above
Distrusted Hoover after the “Battle of
Anacostia Flats”
Distrusted Hoover after the “Battle of
Anacostia Flats”
Wanted more direct federal assistance Wanted more direct federal assistance
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6. The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was not different from the Klan of the nineteenth
The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-black The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-black
All of the above All of the above
The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-immigration The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-immigration
The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-Jewish The KKK of the 1920s was also anti-Jewish
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7. What prompted the 1919–1920 Red Scare in the United
States?
All of the above All of the above
The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in RussiaThe 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
Eugene V. Debs and the rise of the Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs and the rise of the Socialist Party
The influx of southern and eastern European immigrants to the United States
The influx of southern and eastern European immigrants to the United States
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8. The Eighteenth Amendment
Gave women the right to vote Gave women the right to vote
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol
Ended Prohibition Ended Prohibition
Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly
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9. In which U.S. election were women first allowed to vote?
1924 1924
1920 1920
1928 1928
1932 1932
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10. The Emergency Quota Act severely reduced immigration from
Northern Europe Northern Europe
Southern and eastern Europe Southern and eastern Europe
Latin AmericaLatin America
Ireland and Germany Ireland and Germany
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11. What do the conspirators do at the Senate? ?
Increased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels Increased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels
Decreased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels Decreased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels
Forbade Chinese immigrants from entering the United States Forbade Chinese immigrants from entering the United States
Forbade Latin Americans from entering the United States Forbade Latin Americans from entering the United States
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12. The Scopes Monkey Trial illustrated the heated debate
between
Democrats and Republicans regarding immigration Democrats and Republicans regarding immigration
Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in natural selection
Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in natural selection
The wets and the drys regarding Prohibition
The wets and the drys regarding Prohibition
Liberals and conservatives regarding the New Deal Liberals and conservatives regarding the New Deal
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13. What caused the so-called Roosevelt Recession
of 1937?
Overspending Overspending
The U.S. government’s overly hasty retreat from deficit spending The U.S. government’s overly hasty retreat from deficit spending
Germany’s inability to repay war reparations to Britain and France Germany’s inability to repay war reparations to Britain and France
Over-speculation in western lands Over-speculation in western lands
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14. What did the 1939 Hatch Act do?
Reduced the exorbitantly high tax on foreign goods under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Reduced the exorbitantly high tax on foreign goods under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Barred federal officials from participating in political campaigns
Barred federal officials from participating in political campaigns
Further reduced immigration Further reduced immigration
Helped farmers by paying them to burn surplus crops Helped farmers by paying them to burn surplus crops
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15. The Five-Power Naval Treaty of 1922 reflected
Europe’s willingness to uphold the Open Door policy in China Europe’s willingness to uphold the Open Door policy in China
America’s unwillingness to remain over-involved in international affairs America’s unwillingness to remain over-involved in international affairs
Harding’s interest in protecting American territorial possessions in the Pacific Harding’s interest in protecting American territorial possessions in the Pacific
Japan’s willingness to scale down military operations in Asia Japan’s willingness to scale down military operations in Asia
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16. The Dawes Plan
Outlined Roosevelt’s three-step program to provide relief, recovery, and reform to end the depression
Outlined Roosevelt’s three-step program to provide relief, recovery, and reform to end the depression
Rescheduled Germany’s war reparation payments to Britain and France Rescheduled Germany’s war reparation payments to Britain and France
Revitalized the financial sector of the American economy in 1933–1934 Revitalized the financial sector of the American economy in 1933–1934
Outlawed tribal ownership of Native American lands Outlawed tribal ownership of Native American lands
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17. Henry Ford changed industrial America by
perfecting a method of
Horizontal integration Horizontal integration
Vertical integration Vertical integration
Assembly-line production Assembly-line production
Building machines with interchangeable parts Building machines with interchangeable parts
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18. Why did more and more Americans move out of the cities
and into the suburbs in
Costs of living in the city soared to unprecedented heights
Costs of living in the city soared to unprecedented heights
Cars allowed them to commute Cars allowed them to commute
Cities grew increasingly dangerous due to the rise of organized crime
Cities grew increasingly dangerous due to the rise of organized crime
Americans feared the influx of southern and eastern European immigrants
Americans feared the influx of southern and eastern European immigrants
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19. Warren G. Harding’s administration and personal reputation were tainted by
The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
The Teapot Dome scandal The Teapot Dome scandal
The Crash of 1929 The Crash of 1929
The Scopes Monkey Trial The Scopes Monkey Trial
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20. The Twenty-First Amendment
Gave women the right to vote Gave women the right to vote
Ended Prohibition Ended Prohibition
Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly
Allowed Americans to elect U.S. senators directly
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol
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21. What did the Fordney-McCumber Tariff do?
Sparked a tariff war between the United States and Western
Europe
Sparked a tariff war between the United States and Western
Europe
All of the above All of the above
Drove the tariff rate up to nearly 40 percent
Drove the tariff rate up to nearly 40 percent
Stifled the European economy Stifled the European economy
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22. The tax on foreign goods under the Smoot-Hawley
Tariff of 1930
Was the same as the Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Was the same as the Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Sparked the Great Depression Sparked the Great Depression
Was lower than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Was lower than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Was higher than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922
Was higher than it was under the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922
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23. Attacks from critics such as Huey P. Long and Father
Charles Coughlin were partly responsible for
The Good Neighbor Policy The Good Neighbor Policy
Prohibition Prohibition
The Second New Deal The Second New Deal
The Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps
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24. To which act was the Wagner Act most similar?
The Hatch Act The Hatch Act
The Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act
The Norris–La Guardia Anti-Injunction Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act
The Esch-Cummins Transportation Act
The Esch-Cummins Transportation Act
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25. One unintended consequence of Prohibition
was
Class riots in New York and Chicago Class riots in New York and Chicago
A rise in organized crime A rise in organized crime
A rise in the sale and consumption of tobacco A rise in the sale and consumption of tobacco
Republican losses in the congressional elections of 1926
Republican losses in the congressional elections of 1926
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