History Chapter 24
. __________ contributed to the economic growth of the 1950s. a. A relatively steady growth cycle with only a few short recessions b. A refusal on the part of the federal government to spend money c. The fact that the nation's businesses were in cautious period and were careful about spending money d. The fact that American citizens had no role models where consumption was concerned
a. A relatively steady growth cycle with only a few short recessions
. The most prominent woman reformer during the period was a. Eleanor Roosevelt. b. Molly Dewson. c. Frances Perkins. d. Oveta Culp Hobby.
a. Eleanor Roosevelt.
. The election of 1940 resulted in a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's victory by a 5-million-vote margin. b. Roosevelt's election to a third term as president. c. the candidates not making foreign and defense policy part of their campaign. d. all of the above.
a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's victory by a 5-million-vote margin.
. The Truman Doctrine was designed to prevent a Communist takeover in a. Greece and Turkey. b. Italy and France. c. Iran and Afghanistan. d. East Berlin and Poland.
a. Greece and Turkey.
. Which of the following statements reflects the state of American farming in the 1950s? a. The number of farms decreased. b. Farm production continued to decrease as consumers preferred manufactured food. c. Because so many farms were consolidated, the price of food dropped considerably. d. all of the above
a. The number of farms decreased.
. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was a. a mutual defense treaty made up of European and North American nations pledged to protect one another in case of an attack by the Soviet Union. b. a military trade agreement designed to help European member nations recover economically. c. a buy-American trade agreement. d. a military alliance designed to coordinate an attack on the Soviet Union.
a. a mutual defense treaty made up of European and North American nations pledged to protect one another in case of an attack by the Soviet Union.
. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was designed to do which of the following? a. build municipal buildings b. employ US artists and writers c. employ historians d. all of the above
a. build municipal buildings
. Some Americans joined the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) in the 1930s because it a. defended the Scottsboro Boys. b. had skillfully organized and infiltrated certain labor unions. c. supported Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal. d. represented the positive aspects of life in the Soviet Union.
a. defended the Scottsboro Boys.
. The English economist John Maynard Keynes argued that a. deficit spending was necessary to stimulate the nation's economy. b. England needed to retract its American investments and protect her own economy. c. the European Union needed to enact higher tariffs to protect its manufacturers. d. the goal of fiscal policy was to encourage production.
a. deficit spending was necessary to stimulate the nation's economy.
. Executive Order 8802 a. established a Fair Employment Practices Committee. b. banned racial discrimination in defense industries. c. integrated the armed forces. d. was ignored by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
a. established a Fair Employment Practices Committee.
. Between 1929 and 1933, the combined incomes of American workers a. fell by more than 40 percent. b. increased by a healthy 10 percent. c. topped $100 billion for the first time. d. were not directly affected by the decline in gross national product.
a. fell by more than 40 percent.
. The Nuremberg Laws resulted in all of the following except a. laws passed by the Congress to prevent the United States from going to war against Germany. b. German Jews being stripped of citizenship and their civil rights. c. the outlawing of marriages between Jews and members of the "Aryan race." d. many legal and moral acts of violence against German Jews.
a. laws passed by the Congress to prevent the United States from going to war against Germany.
. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) a. reversed decades of antitrust legislation. b. outlawed labor unions. c. focused primarily on small, independently owned businesses. d. was symbolized by the "Blue Eagle," which represented a businessman's opposition to the NIRA.
a. reversed decades of antitrust legislation.
. Of all of the consumer products representative of the 1950s, which of the following symbolizes the dreams and attitudes of the 1950s? a. television b. computers c. transistors d. automobiles
a. television
. October 29, 1929, also known as "Black Tuesday," was the day a. the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. b. remembered as the worst dust storm in the history of the Midwest. c. of the mass suicide of American stockbrokers in New York. d. none of the above
a. the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.
. Senator Huey Pierce Long Jr. of Louisiana supported a. the redistribution of wealth in the United States. b. protection of the poor from taxation. c. "law and order" policies designed to imprison more black offenders. d. legal protections for petroleum businesses and certain tax exemptions.
a. the redistribution of wealth in the United States.
. All things considered, __________ were minimally helped by the New Deal programs. a. the rural poor b. immigrants in the inner city c. veterans of the Spanish-American War and World War I d. farmers in California
a. the rural poor
. About the Soviet Union, George Kennan wrote that a. there can be no peaceful coexistence between capitalism and socialism. b. President Truman needed to bluff the Soviets into believing the United States would launch a nuclear strike. c. Stalin's military was so weak following the war that it did not pose any threat to the United States. d. the United States needed to build hydrogen weapons.
a. there can be no peaceful coexistence between capitalism and socialism.
. The purpose of Angola Prison in the 1920s and 1930s was a. to make a profit from the inmates' labor. b. to reform the prisoners so they could be returned to society once their sentences were completed. c. to be a tourist resort for Americans nostalgic for the old south. d. to be a model of prison reform with no walls separating prisoners or guards.
a. to make a profit from the inmates' labor.
. In addition to old-age pensions, the Social Security Act also provided for a. unemployment compensation. b. Medicare. c. national health insurance. d. all of the above
a. unemployment compensation.
. The "Bonus Marchers" a. wanted the "bonus" Congress had promised them that was not due until 1945. b. marched to Washington, DC, to protest Congress's actions in investigating the Veterans Administration. c. expected the government to buy them bus tickets back home after their march was over. d. marched in support of President Hoover and his policies.
a. wanted the "bonus" Congress had promised them that was not due until 1945.
. Implementation of the New Deal programs, particularly its nationalized social welfare and economic security programs, was a. weakest in the South and North. b. strongest among Native Americans. c. strong for women and African Americans. d. all but nonexistent in the Northwest.
a. weakest in the South and North.
. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female were written by a. Hugh Hefner. b. Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey and his colleagues. c. D. H. Lawrence. d. Gene Ferkauf.
b. Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey and his colleagues.
. In what way did the federal government stimulate the construction of suburbs? a. It stabilized labor relations in the forest products industries. b. It encouraged the construction of freeways connecting cities and suburbs. c. It subsidized the construction of homes for veterans. d. It engineered mass transit transportation networks connecting workers' homes and workplaces.
b. It encouraged the construction of freeways connecting cities and suburbs.
. The Axis Powers included all of the following except a. Japan. b. Russia. c. Germany. d. Italy.
b. Russia.
. What role did Poland play in the discussions at Yalta? a. Against American wishes to the contrary, the Polish prime minister was not allowed at the meeting. b. Stalin worried that the Soviet Union was threatened by an unfriendly or anti-Soviet government in Poland. c. The Americans worried about losing a good trade partner in Poland. d. The American government wanted a pro-American government as a buffer between the Soviet Union and Switzerland.
b. Stalin worried that the Soviet Union was threatened by an unfriendly or anti-Soviet government in Poland.
. William J. Levitt was the pioneer of a. modern computer production. b. affordable housing for the working class. c. consumer credit cards. d. television.
b. affordable housing for the working class.
. Unlike other critics, William Randolph Hearst did not like the New Deal because it was a. not doing enough. b. becoming too radical. c. creating too much power in the judicial branch. d. increasing his income taxes.
b. becoming too radical.
. By 1930, the newer industries that fueled the economy of the United States included all of the following except a. automobiles. b. coal. c. radios. d. processed foods.
b. coal.
. UNIVAC1 was used to a. enroll students at the University of Pennsylvania. b. count the census data from the 1950 census and presidential returns in 1952. c. follow consumer credit applications in the early 1950s. d. all of the above
b. count the census data from the 1950 census and presidential returns in 1952.
. The New Deal a. ended the Depression. b. did not end the Depression. c. sealed Franklin Delano Roosevelt's fate as a failed president. d. ruined the power of the Supreme Court.
b. did not end the Depression.
. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 a. gave Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier dictatorial powers in dealing with nonreservation Native Americans. b. empowered tribes to adopt democratic constitutions and embrace self-determination. c. continued the same policies that previous commissioners had followed. d. gave the commissioner the power to eliminate the federal bureaucracy that dealt with Indian affairs.
b. empowered tribes to adopt democratic constitutions and embrace self-determination.
. During the 1950s, relations between workers and employers a. were tense, and although strikes were rare, they were usually violent. b. focused on each side making concessions to the other so that everyone got along, and as a result both made money. c. settled down, and workers seldom challenged their employers. d. were peaceful because the Republican party tended to side with workers in labor disputes.
b. focused on each side making concessions to the other so that everyone got along, and as a result both made money.
. The National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, a. provided for the prohibition of unions. b. guaranteed workers' rights to organize unions and bargain collectively. c. prohibited employers from firing workers. d. provided for the inhibition of unions.
b. guaranteed workers' rights to organize unions and bargain collectively.
. The Hawley-Smoot Tariff is generally believed to have prevented a. additional bank failures after 1930. b. international trade from lifting the economy out of depression. c. deficit spending during the Depression. d. worrisome increases in unemployment
b. international trade from lifting the economy out of depression.
. In 1947, the basic four-room house mass produced by Arthur Levitt's construction company was priced at a. less than $5,000. b. less than $10,000. c. about $20,000. d. about $40,000.
b. less than $10,000.
. Between 1945 and 1960, the "baby boom years," the number of babies born increased, alongside a. the popularity of American-style baseball. b. membership in religious denominations during the same period. c. the increase in the number of Americans attending movies at least twice a month. d. the number of private schools constructed during the same period.
b. membership in religious denominations during the same period.
. Gene Ferkauf symbolized the new approach to American shopping by a. abandoning his father's old-fashioned offerings for new high-tech goods. b. opening his new store in the suburbs. c. advertising his sales on television. d. all of the above
b. opening his new store in the suburbs.
. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt believed that farmers a. failed to accept their own mismanagement as a cause of the problems. b. saw an imbalance between city and country as a cause of the Depression. c. faced the same problems as urban Americans. d. needed help, but he really did not know what to do because he had been raised in the city.
b. saw an imbalance between city and country as a cause of the Depression.
. At the beginning of World War II, internationalists argued that a. the United States should stay out of the conflict and instead secure the Western hemisphere against attack. b. the United States had to support the nations fighting Germany and Japan while the war was still far from America's frontiers. c. the United States should refuse to trade with the Germans or Japanese. d. the United States should trade with whichever country wanted to trade with it.
b. the United States had to support the nations fighting Germany and Japan while the war was still far from America's frontiers.
. The United States exported its financial disaster to the world because a. it flooded the market with cheap exports. b. the United States was the world's leading creditor, producer, and consumer. c. an earthquake in Japan upset shipping routes. d. Each statement is accurate.
b. the United States was the world's leading creditor, producer, and consumer.
. Which of the following is a source of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union? a. the fact that the State Department recognized the Soviet Union in 1933 b. the belief that capitalism and communism cannot coexist c. Josef Stalin's betrayal of the United States at the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk d. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's mistrust of Josef Stalin at the Japanese surrender in September 1945
b. the belief that capitalism and communism cannot coexist
. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's basic problem with the justices on the Supreme Court was a. that they did not like Roosevelt. b. their decisions declaring certain New Deal legislation unconstitutional. c. that they did not like Mrs. Roosevelt. d. their opposition to his civil rights programs.
b. their decisions declaring certain New Deal legislation unconstitutional.
. The effects of the crash of the New York Stock Exchange a. were limited to the Western hemisphere, particularly the United States and Canada. b. triggered a global depression. c. were not obvious in Mexico's economic development. d. caused World War II.
b. triggered a global depression.
. Women's roles during the 1950s could best be described as a. similar to the women portrayed on American television. b. trying to balance the demands of new advantages with those of traditional child-centered responsibilities. c. focused on their looks and their abilities as good shoppers.
b. trying to balance the demands of new advantages with those of traditional child-centered responsibilities.
. The severity of the Great Depression was due to the extent and duration of a. the failure of the New York Stock Exchange to pull out of its slump. b. unemployment. c. President Hoover's and the Congress's lack of compassion and unwillingness to help the people. d. the economic collapse in Europe, America's trading partners.
b. unemployment.
. To secure the soundness of the banking system, Roosevelt did all of the following except a. reassure the nation through his "fireside chats." b. veto the Glass-Steagall Act. c. insure the bank accounts of individual depositors. d. authorize a national bank holiday.
b. veto the Glass-Steagall Act.
. In conversations with the Soviets, President Truman a. said one thing publicly to the Soviets but believed something else in private. b. was plainspoken and left no question about what he felt or believed. c. proved that he was an effective and persuasive speaker. d. deferred to Winston Churchill because Truman was new in his job.
b. was plainspoken and left no question about what he felt or believed.
. Several factors enhanced the economic growth of the 1950s. Of the following, which is not among the reasons? a. Americans following World War II had money, and they wanted to spend it. b. Older and more traditional industries were strong, and new technologies were becoming increasingly important. c. Americans remembered the Depression and the sacrifices of the war years, and they commonly saved their money for their children. d. The buildup of the defense industry and foreign aid helped stimulate the economy.
c. Americans remembered the Depression and the sacrifices of the war years, and they commonly saved their money for their children.
. Who caused the Cold War? a. the United States b. the Soviet Union c. Both countries were equally responsible. d. No one knows the answer.
c. Both countries were equally responsible.
. What became known as the "containment policy" was written by a. Winston S. Churchill. b. Harry S. Truman. c. George F. Kennan. d. George C. Marshall.
c. George F. Kennan.
. Which of the following statements refers to the Lend-Lease Act? a. It was passed by Congress over Roosevelt's veto. b. It was an abandonment of the Neutrality Acts. c. It provided massive military aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union. d. It restricted the British to trading with the United States alone.
c. It provided massive military aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
. The Iron Curtain a. was built by the Soviets across the border between East Germany and Poland. b. was the first of many physical barriers built across Eastern Europe to protect the Soviet world. c. a metaphorical division between the nations supportive of the Soviet Union and those that supported the West. d. America
c. a metaphorical division between the nations supportive of the Soviet Union and those that supported the West.
. Probably more than anything else, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised Americans a. that he would do something to help them. b. hope. c. action. d. all of the above
c. action.
. Employers did not support the National Industrial Recovery Act's (NIRA) protection of workers' rights to organize into unions. They did all of the following to try to prevent workers from organizing except a. spying, blacklisting, and armed assault. b. forming company unions. c. embracing worker unions and working with their employees. d. challenging the legislation in court.
c. embracing worker unions and working with their employees.
. Conformity, William H. Whyte argued, was a. making the United States more like the Soviet Union. b. creating more cooperation. c. good for business. d. all of the above.
c. good for business.
. Before the crash of the stock market, American farmers a. suffered from a potato blight which threatened American agricultural production. b. enjoyed cheap bank loans and high prices for agricultural produce. c. had suffered falling agricultural prices for about a decade. d. all of the above
c. had suffered falling agricultural prices for about a decade.
. The Supreme Court's decision in Schechter Poultry Corporation v US (1935) a. ruled in favor of the United States. b. made Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his supporters happy. c. made it difficult for Congress to regulate the national economy. d. strengthened the Agriculture Adjustment Act.
c. made it difficult for Congress to regulate the national economy.
. The first enclosed shopping mall in the United States was constructed a. in Los Angeles, California. b. in the center of Levittown. c. near Minneapolis, Minnesota. d. near Scottsdale, Arizona.
c. near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
. "Autarky" is characterized as a. rule by authors. b. global markets. c. self-contained markets. d. socialism.
c. self-contained markets.
. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) a. built the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). b. displaced as many as 200,000 African American tenant farmers from their land. c. sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work. d. enlisted approximately equal numbers of young men and young women, although the sexes were not mixed in CCC camps or projects.
c. sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work.
. Prior to the entry of the United States into the World War, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt allowed all of the following except: a. the sale of "surplus" weapons and military supplies to Great Britain. b. trading 50 overage destroyers for leases to eight naval bases. c. strict enforcement of the Neutrality Acts. d. the first peacetime draft in US history.
c. strict enforcement of the Neutrality Acts.
. In the 1920s American banking and investment companies were largely a. blameless. b. unruly. c. unregulated. d. well managed.
c. unregulated.
. By the election of 1936, the nation's economy a. was completely recovered. b. saw unemployment at higher levels than in the previous six years. c. was recovering. d. was still stagnant.
c. was recovering.
. All of the following refer to religion in the 1950s except which? a. The US government put the words "In God We Trust" on currency. b. Ministers such as Billy Graham rose to prominence through television. c. Political leaders encouraged a new religious revival in the nation. d. A series of scandals rocked the mainline denominations.
d. A series of scandals rocked the mainline denominations.
. The United States had one thing in 1945 that made her the most powerful nation in the world. This was that a. America had not suffered any physical damage during World War II. b. Americans had proved their willingness to fight battles to the bitter end. c. her national economy was strong and unemployment low. d. America had atomic bombs and was obviously willing to use them.
d. America had atomic bombs and was obviously willing to use them.
. Which of these brands of automobiles seemed to represent the ultimate symbol of material success in the 1950s? a. Volvo b. Buick c. Pontiac d. Cadillac
d. Cadillac
. In what ways did Matt Cvetic's testimony "ring true" to Americans' ears? a. Americans have always feared that the customs of political participation could be used secretly. b. In times of rapid change suspicions of plots against liberty are more common. c. "Conspiracy theories" explain that events are controlled by a single hidden power. d. Each statement is correct.
d. Each statement is correct.
. Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in 1932 for which of the following reasons? a. Hoover said he wanted to spend some time fly fishing. b. Roosevelt had announced the specifics of his New Deal package of legislation. c. Hoover's public image was enhanced by the way he handled the Bonus Marchers. d. Roosevelt's confidence and charisma provided hope for many American voters.
d. Roosevelt's confidence and charisma provided hope for many American voters.
. In February 1945, the Americans, British, and Soviets agreed to all of the following except a. the division and ultimate reunification of Germany. b. self-determination for nations. c. collective action through the United Nations to handle international problems. d. a permanent Soviet occupation of Poland.
d. a permanent Soviet occupation of Poland.
. American workers during the 1950s enjoyed a. high employment. b. low inflation. c. rising incomes. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. Americans were divided on how the United States should respond to the outbreak of World War II. In what ways? a. Some Americans wanted to remain isolated from the war and protect their own neighborhood. b. Some, like President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, said the United States needed to protect against the invasions of Japan and Germany. c. When France was defeated by the Germans, more Americans shifted to President Roosevelt's opinion. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. By 1932, a. unemployment in the United States was almost 24 percent. b. President Hoover was sullen and withdrawn. c. the army had dispersed the Bonus Marchers, veterans of World War I, using tanks and mounted cavalry. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned out to be an ideal candidate in 1932 because a. the public viewed Hoover as cold and ineffective at dealing with the Depression. b. Hoover's public image was damaged by the way he handled the Bonus Marchers incident. c. Roosevelt's confidence and charisma provided hope for many American voters. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. How did building the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) strive to help southern farmers? a. by changing the economy, the environment, and the way of life of all southerners b. by being designed to restore a pattern of development across the southern landscape c. by producing hydroelectric power that would bring industrialization and jobs to the South d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. In the late 1930s many Americans blamed the beginning of World War II on which of the following? a. failure of the Treaty of Versailles b. desperation caused by global economic collapse c. nations that used military force to solve their problems d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. President Hoover was true to his Republican values, believing that the federal government a. should use its power to encourage cooperation between businessmen. b. should use its power to collect information valuable to businessmen. c. should not interfere with the economy. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. The Democratic Party of the 1930s was transformed by a. creating a coalition between competing wings of the party. b. incorporating African American voters. c. incorporating women voters. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. The Marshall Plan was designed a. to rebuild war-torn Europe. b. to combat the expansion of Communism into war-torn regions of Europe. c. to be a "New Deal for Europe." d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. The New Deal a. made the US financial system more stable. b. did not end the Depression. c. improved the lives of working Americans. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. The New Deal touched a. almost all facets of Americans' lives. b. the lives and employment conditions of farmers, workers, the old, blacks, and women. c. the lives of American Native Americans. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. The Truman Doctrine a. linked freedom of the world to US security. b. defined the role the United States would play as protector of free peoples trying to prevent subjugation. c. was first implemented in Greece and Turkey. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. The United States planned to contain the Soviet Union using a. diplomacy. b. economic policies. c. military strength. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. Which of the following is true of Kristallnacht? a. It was "the night of broken glass," on which the German government destroyed Jewish shop windows. b. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to conclude that international opinion would not deter Adolf Hitler. c. Throughout Germany, Jewish synagogues, shops, homes, and hospitals were destroyed. d. all of the above
d. all of the above
. Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime was built on a. racism and brutality. b. a suspension of civil rights. c. a secret police designed to eliminate opposition. d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
. By the spring of 1946, Truman's administration favored a. a global economy based on free trade. b. the construction of military bases around the world to keep aggressors from harming the United States. c. the swift reconstruction of postwar Germany and Japan. d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
. The term "Munich" has come to refer to a. the meeting place where Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met with the English and French leaders in 1938. b. the British and French appeasement of Hitler the aggressor. c. Britain's and France's acquiescence to Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia. d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
. In 1941, labor organizer A. Philip Randolph pressured President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to a. compel all workers in a unionized plant to pay union dues. b. desegregate public schools. c. integrate the armed forces. d. ban racial discrimination in defense industries.
d. ban racial discrimination in defense industries.
. By 1932 many Americans were a. hungry. b. homeless. c. unemployed. d. each statement is accurate.
d. each statement is accurate.
. The Civil Works Administration a. sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work. b. built the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). c. displaced as many as 200,000 African American tenant farmers from their land. d. employed 4 million young men and women to build or renovate roads in the United States.
d. employed 4 million young men and women to build or renovate roads in the United States.
. The Federal Farm Board a. was one of Hoover's most glaring failures. b. was designed to raise farm incomes. c. was designed to rationalize farm production. d. established farm cooperatives for purchasing and distributing surplus crops.
d. established farm cooperatives for purchasing and distributing surplus crops.
. By the late 1930s an alliance between __________ and the Democratic Party had been forged. a. the Congress of Industrial Organizers b. big business c. nonunionized workers d. labor
d. labor
. Charles Lindbergh, the "America First Committee," and many Americans believed the United States should a. move against Germany to protect the Jews in Germany. b. help prevent Hitler's invasion of Great Britain. c. begin to increase the number of American men in the US military. d. none of the above
d. none of the above
. One word characterized President Hoover's speeches during the depression. That was a. aloof. b. ambitious. c. careless. d. optimistic.
d. optimistic.
. The Social Security Act in 1935 originally provided for a. unemployment compensation. b. aid to childless families. c. medical care. d. pensions to the elderly.
d. pensions to the elderly.
. The Neutrality Act of 1935 and its 1936 and 1937 amendments a. prohibited Americans from volunteering for the armed services of Great Britain. b. reflected the Congressional recognition that the American people were prowar. c. cautioned Americans about shipping goods to belligerent nations. d. restricted the president's ability to aid the enemies of Germany, Japan, and Italy.
d. restricted the president's ability to aid the enemies of Germany, Japan, and Italy.
. Which of the following is credited as a cause of the Great Depression? a. the absence of trade barriers b. the new innovations introduced in the banking industry c. Americans' cautious attitude about spending and credit d. structural flaws in national and international economies
d. structural flaws in national and international economies
. In the 1936 presidential election the voters demonstrated that a. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his programs were extremely popular. b. the Republican Party had regained some of the support it lost in 1932. c. Huey Long remained a potent long-range threat. d. the Democratic Party had finally lost its hold on the South.
d. the Democratic Party had finally lost its hold on the South.
. Following the election of 1936 a. the House and Senate were predominantly Republican. b. the Democrats controlled the House and the Republicans controlled the Senate. c. the Democrats had won control of the federal courts. d. the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
d. the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
. The adoption of television sets in Americans' homes was related to a. the decrease in the cost of television sets. b. the popularity of it as a growing medium for advertising. c. the number of Hollywood movie actors who made television shows. d. the number of television stations broadcasting shows.
d. the number of television stations broadcasting shows.
