DEUSH CH23 test form A
Erskine Caldwell's ________, which later became a long-running Broadway play, was an exposé of poverty in the rural South.
A native son
The 1930s films of director Frank Capra typically displayed
A populist admiration for ordinary Americans.
The federal government's response to the "Bonus Army" included
Both the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from washington, and the injuring of over 100 marchers.
T/F: American social values were changed dramatically by the Great Depression
False
T/F:Despite hard economic times in the United States, few Hispanics left for Mexico during the Great Depression.
False
T/F:In order to ease economic problems in Europe, the U.S. government reduced Europe's debts to America stemming from World War I.
False
As the depression deepened, President Herbert Hoover
Grew less willing to increase federal spending.
In the 1930s, all of the following films offered social commentary on the United States and the Great depression, EXCEPT
It Happened one Night
In the 1930s, all of the following films offered social commentary on the United States and the Great depression, EXCEPT
It happened one night
During the 1930s, the American Communist Party A. distanced itself from the Soviet Union B. excluded most minorities from its ranks C. supported Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War D. both distanced itself from the Soviet Union and excluded most minorities from its ranks E. none of these answers are correct
None of these answers are correct
The Hawley- Smoot Tariff of 1930 A. gave incentives to Europeans to sell their goods in the United States. B. was designed to stimulate United States exports. C. increased tariffs on industrial products, but left farm products' rates unchanged. D.both gave incentives to Europeans to sell their goods in the United States, and was designed to stimulate United States exports. D. none of these answers is correct
None of these answers are correct
The severity of the Depression increased in 1931 when the Federal Reserve Board
Raised interest rates
During the 1930s, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Sought to organize the rural poor across racial lines.
In the 1930s, Dale Carnegie's How to Win friends and Influence people
Taught that initiative could help people to restore themselves financially.
During the 1920s, the most important group within the popular front was:
The communist party
During the 1930s, the most important group within the Popular Front was the
The communist party
T/F: In the 1930s, listening to the radio was often a family or community experience.
True
T/F:At the end of the 1930s, a higher percentage of black women were employed than were white women.
True
T/F:Farm income declined by 60 percent between 1929 and 1932.
True
T/F:In 1932, the supreme court overturned the convictions of the "Scottsboro boys"
True
T/F:In the year prior to its crash, the stock market had been soaring upward.
True
T/F:The automobile and construction industries were both experiencing economic declines prior to the stock market crash.
True
T/F:Those blacks who migrated to northern cities during the great depression found conditions little better than in the South.
True
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) A. was created to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses B. was created in the 1st year of Herber Hoover's administration C. included a 1.5 billion public works budget D. included a 1.5 billion public works budget and was created in the 1st year of Herber Hoover's administration E. all of these answers are correct
all of these answers are correct
During the 1930s, southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areas
generally experienced conditions that were in most respects a little better than in the south
During the 1930s, regarding radio,
listening was often a community experience
In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "new deal" for America included a commitment to A. spending billions of dollars to assist in economic recovery B.providing relief jobs to millions of unemployed Americans C. passing legislation establishing a nationwide program of social security D. both spending billions of dollars to assist in economic recovery and providing relief jobs to millions of unemployed Americans E. none of these answers are correct
none of these answers are correct
During the Great Depression in the rural United States
one- third of all farmers lost their land.
After Democrats won control of Congress in the 1930 elections, President Herbert Hoover
refused to support a more vigorous public spending program for relief.
As a result of the Great Depression, social values in the United states
seemed to change relatively little.