Chapter 23 "The Great Depression"
In the 1930s, all of the following books offered criticism of American society EXCEPT
"Anthony Adverse" by Hervey Allen
During the Great Depression, in the rural United States
1/3 of all farmers lost their land
During the Great Depression, unemployment in the United States peaked at an estimated
25%
In 1932, the unemployment rate Toledo, Ohio was one of the worst in the nation at
80%
In the 1930s, the director Frank Capra typically displayed in his films
A populist admiration for ordinary Americans
The 1931 Scottsboro court case saw
Black teenagers accused of rape by two white women
In the 1930s, the largest Japanese-and Chinese-American populations were found in
California
During the 1930s, the most important group within the Popular Front was the
Communist Party
All of the following factors were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT!
Conservative banking policies that restricted the availability of loans
in the late 1920s, the European demand for agricultural manufacturing goods from the United States was
Declining
During the 1930s, the radical left in the United States
Found broad acceptance among both the working class and intellectuals, experienced intense government hostility, saw a widening of the ideological range of mainstream art and politics
As the depression deepened, President Herbert Hoover
Grew less willing to increase federal spending
During the lat 1930s, the American Communist Party
Non of the above
During the 1930s, southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areas
None of the above
In 1931, the severity of the depression increased when the Federal Reserve Board
Raised interest rates
After 1929, in the face of the worsening global economic crisis, the United States
Refused to alter the payment schedule of debts owned by European nations to America
Between his election in 1932 and the inauguration in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt
Refused to make any agreements with the outgoing president, Herbert Hoover
As a result of the Great Depression, the social values in the United States
Seemed to change relatively little
in the 1930s, Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Taught that individual initiative could help people to restore themselves financially
President Herbert Hoover responded to the onset of the Great Depression by
Urging voluntary cooperation from business leaders
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
Was to provide federal loans to troubled banks and businesses, was created in the last year of Herbert Hoover's administration, included a $1.5 billion public works budget.
The long-time censor of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s was
Will Hays
During the Great Depression, Asian Americans
had trouble competing for jobs with poor white migrants from the Midwest.
In response to the Great Depression, many Mexican Americans
left the United States entirely
In 1932, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
lent funds only to financial institutions with sufficient collateral
During the 1930s, in regards to radio,
listening was often a community experience.
On October 29, 1929, the American stock market
lost all the gains of the previous year
In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "new deal" for America included a commitment to
none of the answers are correct
During the 1930s, American literature
offered a greater degree of social commentary than did either radio or movies.
All of the following statements regarding the 1932 "Bonus Army" are true EXCEPT
the "Army" demanded Congress create relief programs for World War I veterans
The Hoover administration addressed the economics situation of American farmers with
the Agriculture Marketing Act
The "Abraham Lincoln Brigade" is to be associated with
the Spanish Civil War
During the Great Depression
the divorce rate declined
In the 1930s, Hollywood films
typically portrayed women as wives and mothers
In the 1930's the "Dust Bowl"
was a product of changing environmental conditions
In 1932, the Farmers' Holiday Association
was essentially a farmers strike
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 1939, after the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany, the American Communist Party
Lost a significant portion of its members
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930
None of these answers is correct.
After Democrats won control of Congress in the 1930 elections, President Herbert Hoover
Refused to support a more vigorous public spending program for relief
For women, the economic pressures caused by the Great Depression
Saw men move into jobs traditionally held by professional women
Erskine Caldwell's Tobacco Road and Richard Wright's Native Son chronicled
Social injustice in the rural South and the urban North
During the 1930s, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Sought to organize the rural poor across racial lines
The federal government's response to the "Bonus Army" included
The use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington, General Douglas MacArthur exceeding his orders to remove the veterans, the injuring of over 100 marchers
Prior to 1932, Franklin Roosevelt had been all of the following EXCEPT
Vice president of the United States
Franklin Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover in 1932
Was a convincing mandate
As Herbert Hoover began his presidency, he
considered the country to have a bright economic future.
Throughout 1928, the American stock market
saw the number of shares traded daily soar
