Question 1

Which of the following groups had the highest rate of joblessness in the early years of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans
B)  Mexicans
C)  Asians
D)  whites
E)  married womenF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Early in his presidency, Roosevelt ended Prohibition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In response to the crises of the Great Depression, states deported hundreds of thousands of __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Filipino Americans; Chinese Americans
B)  Japanese Americans; Chinese Americans
C)  Filipino Americans; Mexican Americans
D)  Mexican Americans; Chinese Americans
E)  Mexican Americans; their American-born childrenF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the extent of who the Great Depression affected is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the poor experienced a declining quality of life.
B)  Only the rich experienced a declining quality of life.
C)  The middle class was untouched by the Great Depression.
D)  Business owners were the only people affected.
E)  The Great Depression affected people of all classes and backgrounds.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

At one point during the Great Depression, states passed laws prohibiting the employment of married women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following states was among those hardest hit by the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indiana
B)  Colorado
C)  Idaho
D)  California
E)  ArizonaF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Herbert Hoover refused to involve the government in efforts to relieve the effects of economic depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The purpose of the Emergency Banking Relief Act was to

Accepted Answer

A)  restore confidence in American banks.
B)  provide money to those who lost it in the stock market collapse.
C)  save money by shutting down the federal government.
D)  lend federal money to banks in trouble.
E)  give the Treasury time to print more paper currency.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Economists call a marked slowdown in economic growth a

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A)  recession.
B)  decline.
C)  slump.
D)  collapse.
E)  boom.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Write an essay exploring the three phases of the federal government's efforts to combat the Great Depression.Summarize the strategies, tactics, and results of each phase.

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Question 11

By 1935 the NRA had become unpopular.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Despite the New Deal, full recovery from the Depression did not come until the crisis of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements regarding the effects of the Great Depression is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hunger was widespread during the Great Depression.
B)  Malnutrition was not a serious concern during the Great Depression.
C)  Homelessness decreased during the Great Depression.
D)  Despite lowered wages, unemployment levels remained relatively low.
E)  By 1933, nearly all homeless Americans lived inside poorhouses.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

What did the Securities and Exchange Commission do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed for unlicensed stock brokers.
B)  It set up the Wall Street Stock Exchange.
C)  It regulated the trading and issuance of stocks and bonds.
D)  It instituted a four day bank holiday.
E)  It made speculation illegal.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)  is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focused on providing equal opportunities for African Americans in the workforce.
B)  Like the CCC, it was considered a failure and resulted in the end of the New Deal.
C)  It was established to enforce Prohibition laws in poor parts of the country.
D)  It brought flood control, reforestation, jobs, and hydroelectric power to Appalachia.
E)  It discouraged the formation of unions in southern states.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

The Supreme Court in Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  President Roosevelt should be given more federal authority to enact the New Deal.
B)  President Roosevelt should end the Tennessee Valley Authority (TV
A)  .
C)  the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AA
A)   was unconstitutional.
D)  Congress had given Roosevelt too much authority in labor relations.
E)  the minimum wage in the United States needed to be raised.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 18

President Hoover believed the best ways to help the needy during the Great Depression were __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower taxes; lower interest rates
B)  lower taxes; lower tariffs
C)  socialism; Communism
D)  self-reliance; voluntarism
E)  Federal programs; higher taxesF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following groups had the highest rate of joblessness in the early years of the Great Depression?

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By 1935 the NRA had become unpopular.

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The Supreme Court in Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States ruled that

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Which of the following statements about the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is accurate?

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In response to the crises of the Great Depression, states deported hundreds of thousands of and .

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Which of the following states was among those hardest hit by the Dust Bowl?

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Which of the following statements regarding the effects of the Great Depression is accurate?

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At one point during the Great Depression, states passed laws prohibiting the employment of married women.

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The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

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Despite the New Deal, full recovery from the Depression did not come until the crisis of World War II.

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Which of the following statements about the extent of who the Great Depression affected is accurate?

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Early in his presidency, Roosevelt ended Prohibition.

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Which of the following statements regarding the effects of the Great Depression is accurate?

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Despite the New Deal, full recovery from the Depression did not come until the crisis of World War II.

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