was a coalition of antifascist groups on the political Left.

Hoover's first efforts to control the Depression focused on

voluntary cooperation by business leaders to help

how did the Farmers' Holiday Association seek to gain higher prices for farm products?

by withholding crops from the market

In much of the 1920s, Germany and Austria were able to continue reparation payments by:

getting new loans from the United States.

Popular culture during the Depression era was generally characterized by

upbeat and romantic messages as a sort of escapism.

In the early 1930s, the term "Okies" referred to

dispossessed farmers fleeing the Dust Bowl.

was a result of farming practices on the Great Plains.

One of the most important causes of the Great Depression was the fact that during the 1920s

there was a fundamental maldistribution of purchasing power.

The stock market crash of 1929

triggered a chain of events that led to the economic crisis.

Movie attendance during the Depression

fell initially but then rose as the Depression worsened.

One effect of the Great Depression on women was to

strengthen the belief that a woman's place was in the home

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The Great Depression

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1
The Popular Front
was a radio show about detectives in New York City.
was a name given to the Nazi Party by the State Department.
was one of the most successful programs of the New Deal.
was a coalition of antifascist groups on the political Left.
2
For the eight years immediately before becoming president, Herbert Hoover had been the
secretary of war
secretary of state
vice president
secretary of commerce
3
Hoover's first efforts to control the Depression focused on
creating millions of federal jobs
voluntary cooperation by business leaders to help
a massive federal relief bill.
closing all banks
4
In the 1920s, the great majority of Hispanics in California and the SW originally migrated from
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Haiti
Cuba
5
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The marriage rate declined
The divorce rate increased.
The birth rate declined.
Middle-class & working families suffered traumatic impact.
6
how did the Farmers' Holiday Association seek to gain higher prices for farm products?
by lobbying in Washington
by protesting the Hawley-Smoot tariff
by withholding crops from the market
by running its own candidates for state legislatures
7
The Abraham Lincoln brigade was most closely associated with
The Grapes of Wrath.
The Spanish Civil War
the Bonus Army.
veterans of the American Expeditionary Force
8
In much of the 1920s, Germany and Austria were able to continue reparation payments by:
draining their gold reserves.
inflating their currencies
getting new loans from the United States.
decreasing imports from the United States.
9
Popular culture during the Depression era was generally characterized by
upbeat and romantic messages as a sort of escapism.
appeals to prurient interests in sex and crime.
a celebration of affluence.
a return to traditional religious values.
10
In the early 1930s, the term "Okies" referred to
oil speculators losing money in the Southwest.
moonshiners trying to make a living in Appalachia.
dispossessed farmers fleeing the Dust Bowl.
poor African-American farmers in the South.
11
The Dust Bowl
only lasted for about a year.
was a result of farming practices on the Great Plains.
was caused solely by a particularly bad drought.
caused the dust from the plains to blow as far as Chicago.
12
One of the most important causes of the Great Depression was the fact that during the 1920s
stock prices rose too dramatically.
there was a fundamental maldistribution of purchasing power.
government reg. & trust busting had stifled free enterprise.
low tariff policies had benefited foreign competitors
13
The stock market crash of 1929
triggered a chain of events that led to the economic crisis.
was a result of the Great Depression
caused the Great Depression
had no effect on the onset of the Depression.
14
Movie attendance during the Depression
stayed the same as before the Depression.
fell throughout the decade.
rose throughout the decade.
fell initially but then rose as the Depression worsened.
15
One effect of the Great Depression on women was to
strengthen the belief that a woman's place was in the home
drive most women out of the labor force
encourage women to get out of the home
open up new opportunities for women in the professions.

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