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Chapter 25: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression, 1929-1932
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Which of the following is a cause of the stock market crash of 1929?
- a.too many people invested in the market
- b.investors made risky investments with borrowed money
- c.the federal government invested heavily in business stock
- d.World War I created optimal conditions for an eventual crash
Answer
B. investors made risky investments with borrowed money
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What were Hoover’s plans when he first entered office, and how were these reflective of the years that preceded the Great Depression?
Answer
At the outset of his presidency, Hoover planned to establish an agenda that would promote continued economic prosperity and eradicate poverty. He planned to eliminate federal regulations of the economy, which he believed would allow for maximum growth. For Americans themselves, he advocated a spirit of rugged individualism: Americans could bring about their own success or failure in partnership with the government, but remain unhindered by unnecessary government intervention in their everyday lives. These philosophies and policies reflected both the prosperity and optimism of the previous decade and a continuation of the postwar “return to normalcy” championed by Hoover’s Republican predecessors.
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Which of the following groups or bodies did not offer direct relief to needy people?
- a.the federal government
- b.local police and schoolteachers
- c.churches and synagogues
- d.wealthy individuals
Answer
A. the federal government
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Which of the following hardships did African Americans not typically face during the Great Depression?
- a.lower farm wages in the South
- b.the belief that White workers needed jobs more than their Black counterparts
- c.White workers taking historically “Black” jobs, such as maids and janitors
- d.widespread race riots in large urban centers
Answer
D. widespread race riots in large urban centers
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What did the popular movies of the Depression reveal about American values at that time? How did these values contrast with the values Americans held before the Depression?
Answer
American films in the 1930s served to both assuage the fears and frustrations of many Americans suffering through the Depression and reinforce the idea that communal efforts—town and friends working together—would help to address the hardships. Previous emphasis upon competition and individualism slowly gave way to notions of “neighbor helping neighbor” and seeking group solutions to common problems. The Andy Hardy series, in particular, combined entertainment with the concept of family coming together to solve shared problems. The themes of greed, competition, and capitalist-driven market decisions no longer commanded a large audience among American moviegoers.
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Which of the following phrases best characterizes Herbert Hoover’s foreign policy agenda?
- a.interventionist, in terms of unwanted interference in other nations’ affairs
- b.militaristic, in terms of strengthening American armed forces
- c.isolationist, in terms of preventing America’s interaction with other nations
- d.mutual respect, in terms of being available to support others when called upon, but not interfering unnecessarily in their affairs
Answer
D. mutual respect, in terms of being available to support others when called upon, but not interfering unnecessarily in their affairs
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