Deck 25: The Great Depression

Question 1

Upton Sinclair was arrested for

A)inciting a riot on the San Francisco waterfront.
B)reading the Constitution at a rally in San Pedro.
C)violating a racial segregation ordinance in Pasadena.
D)joining the Communist party.

Answer 1

reading the Constitution at a rally in San Pedro.

Question 2

During the 1930s,the resurgence of xenophobia was directed primarily at immigrants from Japan and China.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

For most of the years of the great depression California was able to escape its worst economic and social effects.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Between 1850 and 1935,Californians participated in an average of ____ lynchings per year.

A)two
B)four
C)ten
D)twenty-four

Question 5

During the 1930s,leadership of strikes by California agricultural workers was provided by the

A)ILA.
B)AFL.
C)CAWIU,an arm of the Communist party.
D)IWW.

Question 6

"Bloody Thursday" was a clash between

A)Filipino and Mexican asparagus workers.
B)members of the National Guard and destitute hop pickers.
C)police officers and striking waterfront workers.
D)anarchists and Technocrats.

Question 7

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson

A)established a relief program for the needy in Los Angeles.
B)was defended by the Rev.Robert Shuler against charges of adultery.
C)denounced radio broadcasts as "works of the devil."
D)all of the above

Question 8

Between 1875 and 1934,Californians participated in an average of one lynching per year.

Question 9

According to the textbook,the reaction in California politics to the disaster of the great depression was

A)rapid and effective.
B)slow,confused,and ineffectual.
C)inspired by the effective measures taken by the presidential administration of Herbert Hoover.
D)most effective under Governor Rolph.

Question 10

A major outcome of the 1934 San Francisco waterfront and general strike was

A)a strengthening of the "open shop".
B)a serious loss of prestige for Harry Bridges.
C)a federal ruling establishing union controlled hiring halls for longshoremen.
D)all of the above

Question 11

As governor of California,Culbert L.Olson

A)pardoned Tom Mooney.
B)effectively brought the New Deal to California.
C)showed great tact in dealing with the state legislature.
D)implemented the Ham 'n Eggs scheme.

Question 12

Delilah Beasley and Frederick M.Roberts

A)were convicted of kidnapping a San Jose merchant's son.
B)served as co-chairs of the Committee to Re-Elect Rolph.
C)supported an anti-lynching bill in the state legislature.
D)co-authored legislation to lower the state sales tax.

Question 13

The 1934 acronym "EPIC" stood for

A)Elect Progressives in California.
B)Energize Potential Infrastructure Convergence.
C)End Poverty in California.
D)Educate,Promote,Illuminate,Communicate.

Question 14

The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

A)discouraged union organizing in San Francisco.
B)recognized the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively.
C)outlawed boycotts and strikes in the maritime industry.
D)none of the above

Question 15

The Filipino Repatriation Act

A)was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
B)allowed repatriated Filipinos to re-enter the US.
C)paid transportation expenses for Filipinos returning to their homeland.
D)all of the above

Question 16

The negative effects of the great depression in California were most severely felt by the state's

A)Democratic party.
B)large growers of the Central Valley.
C)public employees.
D)elderly population.

Question 17

The technocracy movement advocated a

A)new society based on scientific management.
B)return to a simpler,less technological society.
C)monthly pension for the elderly.
D)reduction of the federal income tax.

Question 18

The Ham 'n Eggs movement in California

A)was outlawed by the state legislature in 1938.
B)was supported by a large number of voters in 1938.
C)was supported by U.S.Senator William McAdoo.
D)insured Governor Merriam's reelection in 1938.

Question 19

Governor James Rolph openly abetted and defended the sensational 1933 San Jose lynching.

Question 20

Governor James Rolph

A)opposed tax reform.
B)was popular enough to win reelection to a third term.
C)called out the National Guard to prevent a San Jose lynching.
D)coped effectively with the emergency of the great depression.

Question 21

The textbook asserts that politics and government in California during the 1930s were "confused,demoralized,and ineffectual".Explain how this assessment applies to the gubernatorial terms of James Rolph,Frank Merriam,and Culbert L.Olson.

Question 22

Virtually every labor union in San Francisco and Alameda counties joined the general strike of 1934.

Question 23

Summarize the major programs of the Technocrats,the Townsendites,and the Ham 'n Eggers.Why were these social messiahs so popular in California during the 1930s?

Question 24

According to the textbook,California's Old Age Security program provided inadequate benefits for the state's aged population.

Question 25

The candidacy of Upton Sinclair for governor was strongly supported by the Socialist and Communist parties.

Question 26

What were the causes and what was the outcome of the San Francisco waterfront and general strikes of 1934? Comment specifically on the roles played by Harry Bridges and William Randolph Hearst.

Question 27

Upton Sinclair ran for governor of California in 1934 as a Democrat.

Question 28

Identify Upton Sinclair and explain his EPIC program.Why was he so popular in depression-era California and how was he defeated in the 1934 gubernatorial election? Cite specific groups that opposed his candidacy.

Question 29

Since the labor activities of the CAWIU were protected by the National Industrial Recovery Act,this organization achieved major progress in its efforts to organize migratory agricultural workers during the 1930s.

Question 30

Explain the renewed struggle between agricultural laborers and employers in California during the 1930s.What was the role of radical leadership in strikes by farm workers?

Question 31

The gubernatorial administration of Culbert L.Olson produced few accomplishments in bringing a New Deal to California.

Question 32

Explain the effects of xenophobia and nativism in depression-era California.

Question 33

During the 1930s the federal government proved conclusively that Harry R.Bridges,the militant leader of San Francisco's longshoremen,was a Communist.