Ch 23 The Great Depression

As banks failed, the nation's money supply ______. Multiple choice question. maintained equilibrium rose slightly rose dramatically decreased significantly

decreased significantly

During the Great Depression, American social values ______. Multiple choice question. began to oppose the ideal of individual initiative no longer supported the concept of democracy seemed to change very little turned against the traditional American success ethic

seemed to change very little

Which types of programs were among the staples of radio broadcasting during the 1930s? Multiple select question. soap operas adventures comedies social commentary

soap operas adventures comedies

How many American banks, roughly, went bankrupt or closed to avoid bankruptcy between 1930 and 1933? Multiple choice question. 450 900 4,500 9,000

9,000

Okies were families that tried to escape the Dust Bowl by moving to ______. Multiple choice question. California Iowa Kansas Oklahoma

California

True OR false : The 1929 Black Tuesday crash of the stock market was the main cause of the Great Depression.

False

choose all that apply Which statements are true regarding farming conditions in the 1920s and 1930s? Multiple select question. Farm income significantly declined. A huge tornado wiped out crops in the Great Plains. There were not enough farmers available to work the land. Many American farmers lost their land.

Farm income significantly declined. Many American farmers lost their land.

Select all that apply Which statements are true regarding the American stock market before it collapsed in 1929? Multiple select question. Stock prices had been steadily ascending for a year and a half. Brokerage firms began to restrict credit to those buying stocks. The number of shares traded daily soared. The year and half before the collapse saw a period of boom and bust for stocks.

Stock prices had been steadily ascending for a year and a half. The number of shares traded daily soared.

Select all that apply Which statements correctly describe the status of people of Mexican descent as the Depression worsened? Multiple select question. They lived exclusively in California and the Southwest. They emigrated from California to Texas. They were routinely denied relief benefits. They were often forced to leave the country.

They were routinely denied relief benefits. They were often forced to leave the country

New industries such as plastics and electronics were developing in the 1920s. Their economic impact can best be described by which statement? Multiple choice question. They were able to compensate for the decline in the construction and automobile industries. They only positively affected international economies, not the American economy. Their impact was overshadowed by growth in construction and automobiles. They were too undeveloped to make up for the decline of industries like construction and automobiles.

They were too undeveloped to make up for the decline of industries like construction and automobiles.

Because 1920s prosperity had depended on a few basic industries, one factor that likely contributed to the length and severity of the Great Depression was ______. Multiple choice question. a lack of technological innovation the lack of public corporations inability to compete with European companies a lack of economic diversification

a lack of economic diversification

On October 29, 1929, the American stock market Multiple choice question. caused the Great Depression. lost all the gains of the previous year. declined to its lowest point and then slowly moved up for many years. rebounded slightly from the losses of Black Thursday.

lost all the gains of the previous year.

At the end of the Depression, ______ women were working than had been doing so at the beginning. Multiple choice question. more no more slightly fewer far fewer

more

Radios were owned by ______ American families in the 1930s. Multiple choice question. nearly all less than half of more than half of very few

nearly all

The Black Tuesday crash of October 29, 1929, ______. Multiple choice question. occurred when all efforts to save the stock market failed was the sole cause of the Great Depression affected only the largest stocks was followed by a sharp but temporary recovery

occurred when all efforts to save the stock market failed

As the Depression began, what proportion of Black Americans still lived in the South? Multiple choice question. less than a quarter over half over three quarters almost all

over half

In the 1930s, Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People ______. Multiple choice question. blamed the Depression on secularity and asserted that a strong Christian faith would restore prosperity claimed community togetherness was the best way to combat hard times advocated for people to use their anger to run for political office in order to change economic policy reassured people that their individual initiative could restore their prosperity

reassured people that their individual initiative could restore their prosperity

One advantage that women had in the workplace during the Depression was that ______. Multiple choice question. most believed that it was now a woman's duty to work outside the home the nonprofessional jobs they traditionally held were less vulnerable than male jobs in heavy industry female industrial workers were less likely than their male counterparts to be laid off or experience wage reductions men were completely uninterested in professional opportunities that were considered women's fields

the nonprofessional jobs they traditionally held were less vulnerable than male jobs in heavy industry

Black Americans who left the rural South in the 1930s settled primarily in: Multiple choice question. the West. the urban South. California. the urban North.

the urban North.

The stock market boom of 1928 and the first half of 1929 was characterized by ______. Multiple choice question. steady trading volumes the absence of speculators steadily diminishing dividends the use of credit to buy stock

the use of credit to buy stock

Because of discrimination and harsh economic conditions, Mexican Americans ______. Multiple choice question. were joined by many relatives from Mexico, as the economic conditions there were much worse were forced from some jobs, left the country, or sometimes tried to fight back (such as by forming unions) moved away from cities like Los Angeles in order to live in the country were employed in low-level jobs that white people did not want during the Depression, keeping their unemployment levels very low

were forced from some jobs, left the country, or sometimes tried to fight back (such as by forming unions)

During the period leading up to the collapse of the stock market, ______. Multiple choice question. the average stock price remained steady for a year and a half brokerage firms used established policies to calm the mania caused by high stock prices the ups and downs of stock prices portended an economic collapse widespread speculative fever grew steadily more intense

widespread speculative fever grew steadily more intense