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American History: A Survey ch 25 (The Great Depression) review
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1What does the term "Bull Market" refer to?
- AWhen the stock market is doing well
- BWhen the stock market is not doing well
- CWhen the stock market is average
2What is the name of the day that marks the beginning of the Great Depression (October 29, 1929) when the stock market crashed?
- ABlack Tuesday
- BBlack Friday
- CBlack Wednesday
3Which of the following are causes of the Great Depression? Check all that apply.
- AEconomic prosperity based on only a few industries
- BUnequal distribution of wealth (very few wealthy people, many people living in poverty)
- CCredit (many people in debt, production outweighing demand)
- DHigh protective tariffs
- ESevere war debt
- FUnderspeculation
4What was the Dawes Plan?
- AA 1924 plan that was designed to help Germany pay off their WWI debt
- BA 1927 plan that was designed to help Russia pay off their WWI debt
- CA 1924 plan that was designed to help the US pay off its WWI debt
5What was significant about the bank crisis between 1930 and 1933?
- AOver 9,000 banks closed, causing the money supply to decrease by 1/3
- BOver 10,000 banks closed, causing the money supply to decrease by 1/2
- COver 1 million banks closed, causing the money supply to decrease by 2/3
6Which area of the country was hit the hardest by the Depression and unemployment?
- AThe industrial North
- BThe rural West
- CThe rural South
7Charities and relief organization were extremely successful during the Great Depression
- ATrue
- BFalse
8What are the reasons that African American are considered the group most badly affected by the Great Depression? Check all that apply.
- A50% of African Americans in the South were unemployed
- BHuge levels of discrimination and segregation
- CThe Scottsboro Case (unjust conviction and indictment of black teenagers)
- DHundreds of African Americans were murdered in the West
- E70% of African Americans in the South were unemployed
9How were Mexican Americans badly affected by the Depression?
- AMost who lived in the US were farmers, who were very badly affected by the Depression. Many lost their land and had to return to Mexico
- BMost who lived in the US were industrial workers, and most lost their jobs and had to return to Mexico
- CMost who lived in the US lived in the Pacific Northwest and worked as loggers. Many lost their jobs and had to return to Mexico
10What did many white Americans believe about minorities and jobs?
- AThat they (white Americans) should have the right to a job before any minority
- BThat they (minorities) should have the right to a job before whites
- CThat only the very skilled (regardless of race) should be entitled to jobs
11Why did very few middle class women work during the Depression?
- ABecause there was pressure for women not to work, especially if their husband already had a job
- BThis statement is false: most women worked during the Depression
- CBecause there was a regression in progressive thinking and women were being pushed back into their spheres
12Many minorities benefited from relief efforts
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Marriage and birth rates declined severely during the Depression
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Who was Dorothea Lange?
- AA photographer during the Great Depression who took pictures of poverty-stricken families
- BA writer during the Great Depression who wrote true accounts of poverty-stricken families
- CAn artist during the Great Depression who painted pictures of poverty-stricken families
15Why did radios become important during the Depression?
- AThey were a source of entertainment for those who could afford it
- BThey were a source of entertainment, and anyone who requested one could receive one
- CThey were not important and did not become important until the 1940s
16What was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
- AA very high protective tariff that discouraged trade with other countries, which worsened the Depression
- BA very low protective tariff that encouraged trade with other countries, which improved the Depression
- CA very high protective tariff that discourage trade with other countries, which improved the Depression
17What were Hoovervilles?
- ASmall shanty towns where unemployed and impoverished families lived
- BWealthy complexes where those yet unaffected by the Depression escaped to
- CSmall shanty towns were only African Americans lived
18What was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
- AIt was meant to provide loans to banks, railroads, and businesses in order to jumpstart the economy. It was a failure.
- BIt was meant to limit loans from banks, railroads, and businesses in order to jumpstart the economy. It was a failure.
- CIt was meant to provide loans to banks, railroads, and businesses in order to jumpstart the economy. It was a success.
19What was the Bonus Expeditionary Force?
- AA group of WWI veterans demanded that their guaranteed government bonus be paid to them immediately. Hundreds went to Washington DC and set up Hoovervilles and refused to leave until the bonus was paid
- BA group of WWI veterans demanded that their guaranteed government bonus be paid to them immediately. Hundreds went to Washington DC, snuck into the White House, and poisoned President Hoover
- CA group of WWI veterans demanded that their government guaranteed bonus be paid to them immediately. A few went to Washington DC and negotiated with the president, who denied them
20Who won the election of 1932?
- AHerbert Hoover (R) was reelected
- BFranklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
- CWoodrow Wilson (D)
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