Question 1

Hoovervilles existed in virtually all of the nation's cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

_________ discouraged black consumers from purchasing products at white-owned stores. 
a. The Harlem Boycott 
B. The Rite Aid Boycott 
C. Bacon's Rebellion 
D. The Homestead Strike

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Boycott

Question 3

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 provided special federal appropriations for schools and other forms of Indian self-government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following is a true statement about the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933?

Accepted Answer

A) It established federal control over banks. 
B) It helped America fund its military expedition in Vietnam. 
C) It provided quick loans to startup businesses. 
D) It restricted commercial bank securities activities. 
E) It led to the establishment of the Brain Trust. 
A) It established federal control over banks. 
B) It helped America fund its military expedition in Vietnam. 
C) It provided quick loans to startup businesses. 
D) It restricted commercial bank securities activities. 
E) It led to the establishment of the Brain Trust.

Question 5

Summarize the three factors that caused the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

The stock market crash: Throughout the 1

Question 6

The New Deal measures were designed to regulate the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following was a provision of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?

Accepted Answer

A) It authorized the acquisition of land for reservations. 
B) It allocated funds to move Indian tribes onto reservations. 
C) It mandated the repatriation of Indians. 
D) It allowed Indians to sell unoccupied lands that they claimed to be their own. 
E) It authorized removal of Indians to federal territory west of the Mississippi River. 
A) It authorized the acquisition of land for reservations. 
B) It allocated funds to move Indian tribes onto reservations. 
C) It mandated the repatriation of Indians. 
D) It allowed Indians to sell unoccupied lands that they claimed to be their own. 
E) It authorized removal of Indians to federal territory west of the Mississippi River.

Question 8

The _________ program aimed to turn over idle factories and farms to workers' cooperatives. 
a. End Poverty in California 
B. Works Progress Administration 
C. Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
D. Civilian Conservation Corps

Accepted Answer

End Povert

Question 9

The Bonus Army consisted of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) communists 
B) civilians fighting against racism 
C) leading intellectuals of the literary world 
D) veterans of the First World War 
E) young men who opposed draft 
A) communists 
B) civilians fighting against racism 
C) leading intellectuals of the literary world 
D) veterans of the First World War 
E) young men who opposed draft

Question 10

What steps did the Congress take to incorporate Indians into American society in 1924?

Accepted Answer

A) It guaranteed employment to all Indians. 
B) It granted American citizenship to all Indians. 
C) It granted houses to the Indians who had lived in the U.S. for five years. 
D) It exempted all Indians from business taxes. 
E) It provided Indians with the required finances to establish new businesses. 
A) It guaranteed employment to all Indians. 
B) It granted American citizenship to all Indians. 
C) It granted houses to the Indians who had lived in the U.S. for five years. 
D) It exempted all Indians from business taxes. 
E) It provided Indians with the required finances to establish new businesses.

Question 11

Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States' refusal to grant loans to Germany 
B) The Louisiana hurricane, which resulted in massive destruction 
C) The failure of the United States to repay the loan it had taken from France 
D) The U.S. stock market crash in 1929 
E) The rise in the price of agricultural goods 
A) The United States' refusal to grant loans to Germany 
B) The Louisiana hurricane, which resulted in massive destruction 
C) The failure of the United States to repay the loan it had taken from France 
D) The U.S. stock market crash in 1929 
E) The rise in the price of agricultural goods

Question 12

Critics of the New Deal included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Republicans who argued that downturns were inevitable and the market forces should be allowed to take their own course. 
B) extremists like Charles Coughlin who accused Roosevelt of being in league with communists and Jewish bankers. 
C) voices on the Left who saw it as a timid set of reforms that merely reinforced the American status quo. 
D) conservative Democrats who thought the government should play a greater role in assisting businesses and stimulating the economy. 
E) the Supreme Court, which declared the National Industrial Recovery Act invalid because of the broad powers it gave the federal government. 
A) Republicans who argued that downturns were inevitable and the market forces should be allowed to take their own course. 
B) extremists like Charles Coughlin who accused Roosevelt of being in league with communists and Jewish bankers. 
C) voices on the Left who saw it as a timid set of reforms that merely reinforced the American status quo. 
D) conservative Democrats who thought the government should play a greater role in assisting businesses and stimulating the economy. 
E) the Supreme Court, which declared the National Industrial Recovery Act invalid because of the broad powers it gave the federal government.

Question 13

Which of the following refers to a form of credit given in the 1900s that allowed a stock buyer to put down around 10 to 50 percent of a stock's price and borrow the rest of the money in order to make the full payment?

Accepted Answer

A) A payday loan 
B) A syndicated loan 
C) A call loan 
D) A title loan 
E) A leveraged loan 
A) A payday loan 
B) A syndicated loan 
C) A call loan 
D) A title loan 
E) A leveraged loan

Question 14

The nine African American boys accused of raping a white woman in Alabama in 1931 were called the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Scottsboro Boys 
B) Jena Six 
C) Manson family 
D) Doomsday cult 
E) Children of God 
A) Scottsboro Boys 
B) Jena Six 
C) Manson family 
D) Doomsday cult 
E) Children of God

Question 15

Which of the following was true of Hoovervilles?

Accepted Answer

A) They were the dams constructed during President Hoover's time in office. 
B) They were the residences of the previous presidents. 
C) They were the houses destroyed during the war. 
D) They were houses built with expensive marble tiles. 
E) They were the shantytowns built by homeless Americans. 
A) They were the dams constructed during President Hoover's time in office. 
B) They were the residences of the previous presidents. 
C) They were the houses destroyed during the war. 
D) They were houses built with expensive marble tiles. 
E) They were the shantytowns built by homeless Americans.

Question 16

Explain the impact of popular culture on American politics in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

While many businesses dried up during th

Question 17

When the U.S. stock market finally stabilized in 1932, stocks had:

Accepted Answer

A) stabilized at about 25 percent of their value. 
B) lost almost 90 percent of their original value. 
C) caused the total collapse of Wall Street. 
D) become totally obsolete. 
E) lost two-thirds of their original value. 
A) stabilized at about 25 percent of their value. 
B) lost almost 90 percent of their original value. 
C) caused the total collapse of Wall Street. 
D) become totally obsolete. 
E) lost two-thirds of their original value.

Question 18

Describe the problem of hunger faced by the United States in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

In cities, many people, white and black,

Question 19

In a _____, workers stop working and lock themselves in the factory so that strikebreakers cannot take their places.

Accepted Answer

A) walkout 
B) lockout 
C) slow-down strike 
D) sick-out strike 
E) sit-down strike 
A) walkout 
B) lockout 
C) slow-down strike 
D) sick-out strike 
E) sit-down strike

Question 20

What was the intent behind the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by Herbert Hoover in 1932?

Accepted Answer

A) To protect American products from competition 
B) To help reduce the trade tariffs levied by European nations 
C) To fund the strengthening of the U.S. military 
D) To curtail the high unemployment rate during the Great Depression 
E) To compensate the victims affected by the war 
A) To protect American products from competition 
B) To help reduce the trade tariffs levied by European nations 
C) To fund the strengthening of the U.S. military 
D) To curtail the high unemployment rate during the Great Depression 
E) To compensate the victims affected by the war

Exam 22: The Great Depression and the New Deal

Hoovervilles existed in virtually all of the nation's cities.

_________ discouraged black consumers from purchasing products at white-owned stores. a. The Harlem Boycott B. The Rite Aid Boycott C. Bacon's Rebellion D. The Homestead Strike

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 provided special federal appropriations for schools and other forms of Indian self-government.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933?

Summarize the three factors that caused the Great Depression.

The New Deal measures were designed to regulate the economy.

Which of the following was a provision of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?

The _________ program aimed to turn over idle factories and farms to workers' cooperatives. a. End Poverty in California B. Works Progress Administration C. Aid to Families with Dependent Children D. Civilian Conservation Corps

The Bonus Army consisted of _____.

What steps did the Congress take to incorporate Indians into American society in 1924?

Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?

Critics of the New Deal included all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following refers to a form of credit given in the 1900s that allowed a stock buyer to put down around 10 to 50 percent of a stock's price and borrow the rest of the money in order to make the full payment?

The nine African American boys accused of raping a white woman in Alabama in 1931 were called the _____.

Which of the following was true of Hoovervilles?

Explain the impact of popular culture on American politics in the 1930s.

When the U.S. stock market finally stabilized in 1932, stocks had:

Describe the problem of hunger faced by the United States in the 1930s.

In a _____, workers stop working and lock themselves in the factory so that strikebreakers cannot take their places.

What was the intent behind the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by Herbert Hoover in 1932?

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