DE US History - Ch. 23.1-23.2

In the 1931 Scottsboro court case saw A. 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 the answers are correct.

A. black teenagers accused of rape by two white women.

During the Great Depression, in the rural US A. one-third of all farmers lost their land. B. farm income dropped by twenty-five 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.

A. one-third of all farmers lost their land.

Beginning in February 1928 and lasting through most of 1929, the American stock market A. 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.

A. saw the number of shares traded daily soar.

During the Great Depression, A. the divorce rate declined. B. the marriage rate increased. C. the birth rate increased. D. All the answers are correct. E. None of the answers are correct.

A. the divorce rate declined.

During the Great Depression, unemployment in the United States peaked at an estimated A. 10 percent. B. 25 percent. C. 40 percent. D. 55 percent. E. 70 percent.

B. 25 percent.

In response to the Great Depression, many Mexican Americans A. migrated to the South. B. left the United States entirely. C. moved into California. D. successfully organized agricultural unions. E. migrated into rural areas, where work was more available.

B. left the United States entirely.

On Oct. 29, 1929, the American stock market A. 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.

B. lost all the gains of the previous year.

The economic pressures caused by the Great Depression A. 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.

B. saw men move into jobs traditionally held by professional women.

In the late 1920s, the European demand for agriculture and manufacturing goods from the United States was A. rising. B. steady. C. declining. D. chronically unstable. E. essentially nonexistent.

C. declining.

During the Great Depression, Asian Americans A. unlike blacks and Hispanics, were generally able to keep from losing their jobs to white Americans. B. who were college educated generally weathered the crisis fairly well. C. had trouble competing for jobs with poor white migrants from the Midwest. D. were limited by law to low-paying jobs such as salesclerks and food servers.found it easier E. to move into mainstream professions.

C. had trouble competing for jobs with poor white migrants from the Midwest.

As a result of the Great Depression, the social values in the United States A. 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.

C. seemed to change relatively little.

In 1932, the unemployment rate in Toledo, Ohio was one of the worst in the nation, at A. 40 percent. B. 60 percent. C. 70 percent. D. 80 percent. E. 95 percent.

D. 80 percent.

All of the following factors were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT A. 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.

D. conservative banking policies that restricted the availability of loans.

After 1929, in the face of the worsening global economic crisis, the United States A. 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.

D. refused to alter the payment schedule of debts owed by European nations to America.

In the 1930s, the largest Japanese American and Chinese American populations were found in A. Oregon. B. Arizona. C. Washington. D. Hawaii. E. California.

E. California.

During the 1930s, southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areas A. 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. All the answers are correct. E. None of the answers are correct.

E. None of the answers are correct.

The severity of the Depression in 1931 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.

E. raised interest rates.

The "Dust Bowl" in the 1930s 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.

E. was a product of changing environmental conditions.