Quiz 3: The great Depression & new deal
In the 1931 Scottsboro court case, -the Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty convictions. -a Georgia jury convicted all of the black youths. -eight of the convicted youths were executed for crimes they did not commit. -black teenagers were accused of rape by two white women. -All these answers are correct.
-black teenagers were accused of rape by two white women.
The federal government's response to the "Bonus Army" included -the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington. -both the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington, and the injuring of over 100 marchers. -the injuring of over 100 marchers. -General Jack Pershing exceeding his orders to remove the veterans. -All these answers are correct.
-both the use of six tanks to rout the veterans from Washington, and the injuring of over 100 marchers.
During President Franklin Roosevelt's early days in office, -he believed that the Depression was largely over. -he rapidly constructed an ambitious and diverse program of legislation to address the economic crisis. -he attempted to hold the Hoover administration accountable for the economic crisis. -the American people concluded that the economy was not as bad off as they once had believed. -he showed a relative lack of interest in taking on the economic crisis directly.
-he rapidly constructed an ambitious and diverse program of legislation to address the economic crisis.
The Economy Act of 1933 -provided an infusion of cash into the economy. -gave immediate pensions to retired war veterans. -ordered all federal agencies to cut their workforce by ten percent. -proposed to balance the federal budget partly by cutting government workers' salaries. -gave the government authority to curb irresponsible speculation by banks.
-proposed to balance the federal budget partly by cutting government workers' salaries.
President Herbert Hoover responded to the onset of the Great Depression by -trying to reduce loans to troubled banks, railroads, and other businesses. -calling for a tax increase to prevent a federal deficit. -calling for a system of social security to alleviate individual suffering. -urging a program of voluntary cooperation from business leaders. -shutting down the bank system until confidence in it could be restored.
-urging a program of voluntary cooperation from business leaders.
In the late 1920s, the European demand for agricultural and manufacturing goods from the United States was essentially nonexistent. going through boom and bust cycles. steady. declining. rising.
declining.
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established -the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. -both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission. -the Securities and Exchange Commission. -the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. -None of these answers is correct.
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
During the Great Depression, he birth rate increased. the divorce rate declined. both the marriage rate and the birth rate increased. the marriage rate increased. All these answers are correct.
the divorce rate declined.
Franklin Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover in 1932 was decided only in the final days of the election. was disputed in several states. was a convincing mandate. saw Roosevelt carry every state. All these answers are correct
was a convincing mandate.
The "Dust Bowl" in the 1930s was created by grasshoppers. stretched from Kansas to California. was a product of changing environmental conditions. was created by the national economic collapse. experienced years of heavy rainfall.
was a product of changing environmental conditions.
