All of the following characterize the message of the cartoon EXCEPT:

Artist supports the way FDR & Congress are trying different programs

During the 1930’s movies became very popular because

the audience escaped the dreariness of the Depression

When the Stock Market crashed in 1929,

stocks bought on margin lost value, leaving investors unable to pay brokers

People who were affected by the Dust Bowl in the Midwest often chose to:

move to California for agricultural jobs

Documentary photography during the Great Depression, such as that of Dorothea Lange,

conveyed the scope of the Depression

Okies faced hostility from other workers because they

accepted lower wages, which drove wage rates down

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1
All of the following characterize the message of the cartoon EXCEPT:
Artist supports the way FDR & Congress are trying different programs
The artist may be concerned about the cost of so many different programs
The artist criticizes FDR for his experimental approach
Artist expresses concern about the waste involved
2
The bottles on the table represent which of the following:
None of the above
FDR’s New Deal programs
Hoover’s programs to solve the Great Depression
Different criticisms of FDR
3
During the 1930’s movies became very popular because
the audience escaped the dreariness of the Depression
an orchestra was hired to play with music in the movie theater
the audience could identify with the main characters
the audience was encouraged to make up their own words to the songs
4
When the Stock Market crashed in 1929,
stock prices dropped sharply in late-summer selling
brokers’ investments were secure
stocks bought on margin lost value, leaving investors unable to pay brokers
only savings in banks were safe
5
People who were affected by the Dust Bowl in the Midwest often chose to:
switch to growing potatoes
move to California for agricultural jobs
take jobs in Northern factories
immigrate to Canada
6
Documentary photography during the Great Depression, such as that of Dorothea Lange,
focused on the drudgery of household chores without electrical appliances
mirrored the lives of members in the movie industry
was not taken seriously
conveyed the scope of the Depression
7
People opposed the New Deal for which reason
it abused executive power
it didn't go far enough in helping those in need
all of the above
programs neglected minorities
8
All of the following contributed to the situation depicted in the map EXCEPT:
the Great Depression
unwise farming practices
windstorms
years of drought
9
As farmers’ incomes decreased, they produced more crops to make more money, causing crop surpluses that led to
making more money
lower crop prices
higher quality crops
higher crop prices
10
Okies faced hostility from other workers because they
accepted lower wages, which drove wage rates down
were unable to purchase manufactured goods
lived in shantytown slums
had few worthwhile belongings
11
Eleanor Roosevelt was a first lady well known for supporting the civil rights of which groups?
Protestants
Latinos and Asians
Women and African Americans
Labor unions

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