<QUESTIONLIST> <QUESTION id='q1' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q2' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q3' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q4' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q5' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q6' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q7' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q8' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q9' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q10' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q11' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q12' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q13' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q14' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q15' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q16' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q17' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q18' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q19' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q20' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q21' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q22' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q23' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q24' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q25' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q26' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q27' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q28' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q29' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q30' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q31' class='QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE' 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points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q49' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q50' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q51' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q52' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q53' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q54' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q55' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q56' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q57' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q58' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q59' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q60' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q61' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q62' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q63' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q64' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q65' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q66' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q67' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q68' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> </QUESTIONLIST> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q1'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Herbert Hoover held which of the following cabinet positions before becoming president?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q1_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of state]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of war]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of the interior]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of commerce]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Attorney general]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q1_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q2'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The 1928 Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith was subjected to attacks by the forces of bigotry during the campaign because he was]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q2_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Mormon.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q2_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Jewish.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q2_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Catholic.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q2_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[divorced.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q2_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[a member of the ACLU.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q2_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q3'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following was a result of the election of 1928?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q3_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[A close popular vote finish, with less than a 1 million vote difference]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[A landslide victory for Hoover in the electoral college]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The breakup of a once solidly Democratic vote in the South]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q3_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q4'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1929, 5 percent of Americans at the top income level were receiving what percentage of the total annual personal income?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q4_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[10 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[25 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[33 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[50 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[67 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q4_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q5'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements serves to explain, at least partially, why the stock market crashed in 1929?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q5_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Too few people were investing in the stock market, making it a risky venture.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Margin buying overstated the real amount of money in the market, when investors did not put up the full price of the stock.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Government regulation of stock issues was very lax, allowing unscrupulous companies to sell stock in almost nonexistent enterprises.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q5_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q6'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[During the 1920s, investors in the stock market could engage in margin trading, a practice in which an investor could purchase a stock on credit, putting up only what percent of the actual price]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q6_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[10 to 15 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[30 to 35 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[50 to 55 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[70 to 75 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[90 to 95 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q6_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q7'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression in the United States?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q7_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Stock market speculation]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Unequal distribution of wealth]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Agricultural overproduction]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[FDR's banking policies]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The world economy was already fragile]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q7_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q8'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Why did the economy continue to worsen after the stock market crash?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q8_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Some banks had invested in the stock market and thus had placed their assets at risk.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Some bankers had embezzled funds from their institutions to play the market.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[When strong banks continued to make more loans to weak or small banks, they just spread the banking difficulties around.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q8_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q9'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Germany's repayment of war reparations hinged on]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q9_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[the goodwill of the French in accepting German marks.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[loans from the United States.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[its ability to produce oil for sale.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[the ability of Great Britain to serve as a mediator.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q9_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q10'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[People who lost jobs in the 1920s were usually helped by]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q10_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[unemployment insurance.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[old-age pensions.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[federal welfare programs.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[None of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q10_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q11'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements concerning Hoover's foreign policy is true?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q11_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His good neighbor policy in Latin America withdrew marines from Nicaragua and Haiti.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The London treaty he sponsored promoted more U.S. investment in Europe.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Britain and the United States maintained naval rights that were greater than those of Japan.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q11_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q12'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following events occurred in 1931?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q12_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Germany and Austria cut off payments to banks in France.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The United States declared an indefinite moratorium on the collection of foreign debts.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Great Britain devalued the pound.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[France's central bank collapsed.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q12_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q13'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In attempting to deal with the Great Depression, President Hoover]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q13_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[asked for a massive public works program, which Congress refused to pass.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[opposed the National Credit Corporation, which was designed to underwrite banks.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[personally coordinated volunteer efforts to help the unemployed.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[stated his belief that U.S. self-reliance and volunteerism would cure the depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and D]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q13_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q14'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1931, how many Americans were unemployed?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q14_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[8 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[2 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[10 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[50 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[30 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q14_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q15'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements does not accurately describe how the Great Depression affected Americans?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q15_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Mexicans were deported, and many others fled the United States.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[African Americans encountered violence from whites when unemployed whites wanted their jobs.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Married women were favored to keep their jobs, mostly because they would work for lower wages.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Native Americans continued to suffer from a legacy of neglect that had endured for decades.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these accurately describe how the Great Depression affected Americans.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q15_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q16'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Popular pastimes during the Great Depression included all of the following except]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q16_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[going to the movies.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[watching television.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[listening to Amos 'n' Andy.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[listening to swing music played by jazz bands.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[following the radio toils and tribulations of One Man's Family.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q16_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q17'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Japanese attack on Manchuria demonstrated which of the following?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q17_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The U.S. army was in no position to stop the Japanese.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[No European country was ready to start an economic boycott against Japan in the midst of a depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The League of Nations was not powerful enough to enforce its will when called on to do so.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Japanese were eager to challenge the existing order and create political and economic supremacy in the Pacific.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q17_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q18'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements does not accurately describe Franklin D. Roosevelt?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q18_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He had great rapport with all kinds of Americans, despite his privileged background.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He relished the use of power.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His courage in the face of his bout with polio had impressed many.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He had no use for college professors and other intellectual elites, feeling they were out of touch with the average American.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His progressive views on the role of government separated him from conservatives in his party.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q18_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q19'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Because of midterm election gains by the Democrats, who became the new Speaker of the House in 1931?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q19_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Lyndon B. Johnson]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Sam Rayburn]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Al Smith]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[John Nance Garner]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[None of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q19_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q20'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Roosevelt pledged]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q20_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[his full support for a sophisticated welfare program.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[that the United States would build up its military forces in preparation for another war.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[a "new deal" for all Americans.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[that he would always put "America first."]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[to undo the policies of the Hoover administration.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q20_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q21'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[As the election of 1932 approached, Americans experienced which of the following?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q21_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Their taxes were slashed in an effort to increase purchasing power.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Norris-LaGuardia Act was passed, placing additional restrictions on labor unions.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[A renewed sense of optimism emerged, as they listened to the concrete ideas proposed by Franklin Roosevelt.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Veterans marched on Washington and demanded a bonus promised to them by the government but not yet due.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Their bleak economic situation eased slightly.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q21_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q22'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In 1932, FDR wrested the presidential nomination from which well-known national political figure?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q22_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Al Smith]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[John Nance Garner]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Woodrow Wilson]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q22_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q23'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Who were the bonus marchers, who entered the national stage in 1932?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q23_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[World War I veterans who marched on Washington to lobby for immediate cash payments of their veterans' bonuses]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Farmers who threatened to dump milk and other agricultural products if they did not receive a government bonus for not producing farm surpluses]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Trade unionists who marched on Washington when industrialists refused to pay the bonuses stipulated in union contracts]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Young people who marched in the Civilian Conservation Corps for an environmental bonus of free public land after their term of service ended]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[None of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q23_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q24'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements regarding the Bonus March of 1932 is true?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q24_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Veterans who camped in makeshift dwellings across the Anacostia River from downtown Washington, D.C., received strong public support from the Hoover administration.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[When some veterans occupied government buildings, the secretary of war forcibly ousted them, resulting in the loss of two dozen lives.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Before the congressional session ended for the summer, Congress appropriated funds to go ahead and pay the bonus early.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Under the leadership of Douglas MacArthur, troops razed the camps of the bonus marchers in Anacostia Flats.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Some in Hoover's administration wanted a violent confrontation with the marchers so that Hoover could demonstrate his commitment to law and order.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q24_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q25'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[During the presidential campaign of 1932, Hoover]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q25_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[announced that he had been unfeeling in his attitude toward the depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[conducted an upbeat, optimistic campaign.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[announced his strong support for public relief efforts.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[was haunted by the public's perception of his role in the depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[chose not to seek reelection.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q25_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q26'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt opt to campaign vigorously in 1932?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q26_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He wanted to prove that he was physically fit for the presidency.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Eleanor convinced him that it was the only way to win.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His personality could not handle a defensive campaign.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[With Hoover on the campaign trail, he really had no choice.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He feared that the tide might turn toward Hoover if he did not keep himself in public view.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q26_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q27'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements regarding the interim period between FDR's election and his taking the oath of office is true?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q27_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The period of time was four months in length.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The period of time illustrated the need for the Twentieth Amendment.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[During this period, the Great Depression reached its lowest point.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[During this period, Roosevelt dodged Hoover's efforts to obtain his backing.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q27_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q28'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[As inauguration day approached for Roosevelt, most Americans]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q28_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[became more confident about the future.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[became more apprehensive about the future.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[decided to leave their money in banks until they could see what the new president would do.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[wrote letters wishing him well.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[felt a sense of relief that at least Hoover would be gone.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q28_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q29'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 barred reliance on "yellow-dog" contracts in the workplace, which prevented which of the following?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q29_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Workers from striking.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q29_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Workers from joining unions.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q29_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Management from firing workers.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q29_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Management from hiring non-union workers.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q29_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q30'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The 1932 presidential election resulted in all of the following, except]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q30_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[FDR won by a landslide in the electoral college, 472 to 59]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q30_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Democrats made significant gains in Congress]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q30_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[FDR and the Democrats gained 57 percent of the popular vote]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q30_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Socialist and Communist candidates for president received a combined total of 10 million votes]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q30_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q31'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements is true about the depression era?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q31_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[In 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff raised tariffs to extremely high levels.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q31_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The State Department renounced the Roosevelt Corollary in 1933.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q31_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The United States reduced the burden of debts on Germany in 1927.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q31_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1931, the unemployment figure in the United States stood at roughly 25 percent.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q31_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q32'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following events took place in 1931?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q32_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Hitler became chancellor of Germany.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q32_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Japan invaded Manchuria.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q32_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Mussolini invaded Ethiopia.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q32_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Germany withdrew from the League of Nations.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q32_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q33'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following events took place between Hoover's defeat and Roosevelt's inauguration?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q33_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The governors of ten states faced riots in their major cities.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q33_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Farmers marched on Washington to protest the very low crop prices.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q33_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Henry Ford shut down several of his manufacturing facilities.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q33_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The nation's banks began to close their doors.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q33_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q34'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Herbert Hoover was elected president in 1928 both because Coolidge decided not to run again and because his Democratic opponent was Jewish.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q34_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q34_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q34_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q35'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[One problem for the U.S. economy in the late 1920s was the uneven distribution of wealth in the United States.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q35_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q35_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q35_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q36'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[When Congress passed the very high Smoot-Hawley Tariff, President Taft vetoed it.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q36_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q36_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q36_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q37'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1933, nearly 25 percent of the labor force was unemployed.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q37_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q37_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q37_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q38'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Despite the economic hard times, radio's popularity actually grew during the Depression.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q38_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q38_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q38_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q39'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Many Americans escaped from their problems during the Great Depression by going to the movies.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q39_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q39_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q39_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q40'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In September 1931, the Japanese displayed their imperialistic stance by invading the Philippines.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q40_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q40_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q40_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q41'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Franklin Roosevelt was a member of one of the most powerful families in New York, which explains, in part, the ease with which he became immersed in national politics.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q41_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q41_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q41_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q42'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Revenue Act of 1932 was designed to raise money through tariffs.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q42_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q42_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q42_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q43'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Before leaving office, Hoover pressed Roosevelt to go ahead and work with him on easing the depression.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q43_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q43_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q43_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q44'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: New York governor who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1928; was controversial both for his stand against prohibition and for being a Catholic]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q44_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Alfred E. Smith]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q45'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: The day the stock market crash began, October 24, 1929, in which 13 million shares of stocks were traded]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q45_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Black Thursday]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q46'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Purchasing a stock on credit, putting up only a small percentage of its cost, selling the stock after its price rose, and then pocketing a tidy profit]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q46_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[margin trading]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q47'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: 1930 law that raised tariffs to high levels; although designed to increase markets for U.S. goods, the end result was that it contributed even more to the depression]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q47_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Smoot-Hawley Tariff]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q48'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Hoover's change of focus in Latin America, as he renounced the Roosevelt Corollary and withdrew troops from the region]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q48_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[good neighbor policy]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q49'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Among the most popular movies of the Depression were Cocoanuts and Monkey Business, starring this famous comedy team]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q49_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Marx Brothers]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q50'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Workers who moved through agricultural regions, especially California, looking for seasonal work]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q50_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[migratory workers]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q51'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Name given to shanty towns where the depression's homeless congregated]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q51_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Hoovervilles]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q52'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Depression era's most popular radio program, in which two white entertainers portrayed two African American men in Harlem]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q52_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Amos 'n' Andy]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q53'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Area of China invaded by Japan in 1931]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q53_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Manchuria]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q54'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: German leader who pushed the world into war in 1939]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q54_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Adolf Hitler]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q55'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Italian fascist dictator who united with Hitler]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q55_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Benito Mussolini]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q56'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Hoover's main attempt to ease the depression by loaning money to banks, insurance companies, and railroads, to try to keep them in business]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q56_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q57'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Texan who became Speaker of the House in 1931 after the midterm elections in which the Democrats assumed control; would later serve as FDR's vice president]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q57_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[John Nance Garner]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q58'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Professionals recruited by Franklin Roosevelt to help organize and articulate his campaign]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q58_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[the brain trust]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q59'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: World War I veterans' 1932 march to Washington, to petition the government for an early payment of bonuses for military service]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q59_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Bonus March]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q60'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Commander of the troops used to evict the Bonus Marchers from Washington, D.C., in 1932]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q60_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[General Douglas MacArthur]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q61'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Group of young blacks unjustly accused of rape in Alabama in 1931; Communists who defended the men gained some support in the African American community]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q61_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Scotsboro boys]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q62'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Moved the date of the presidential inauguration to January 20, after Congress realized that the four-month waiting period then in effect was too long]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q62_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Twentieth Amendment]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q63'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Occurred when insolvent or shaky banks closed their doors unexpectedly, to keep patrons from causing a run on their resources; FDR would use the term when he came into office and closed all banks for several days while they were evaluated for soundness]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q63_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[bank holidays]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q64'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Explain why Herbert Hoover won the 1928 election against Al Smith. Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of both candidates. Discuss the long-term effects of that election on the strength of both political parties.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q64_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q65'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify the causes of the stock market crash of 1929 and trace the subsequent events that led the nation deeper into economic depression. Discuss the role of international economic affairs in the worsening of the depression in the United States. Evaluate President Hoover's response to the Great Depression, identifying actions he took to confront the growing economic problems that confronted millions of Americans during this period.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q65_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q66'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Describe the major ways in which the Great Depression affected Americans. Include in your answer how minorities, women, union workers, and the unemployed experienced the economic downturn. Evaluate the degree to which the depression fundamentally changed how Americans viewed themselves (politically, economically, and culturally).]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q66_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q67'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Describe the events in Europe and Asia that presented the greatest challenges to the new League of Nations. 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points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q67' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> <QUESTION id='q68' class='QUESTION_ESSAY' points='1'/> </QUESTIONLIST> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q1'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Herbert Hoover held which of the following cabinet positions before becoming president?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q1_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of state]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of war]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of the interior]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Secretary of commerce]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q1_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Attorney general]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q1_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q2'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The 1928 Democratic presidential candidate 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difference]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[A landslide victory for Hoover in the electoral college]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The breakup of a once solidly Democratic vote in the South]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q3_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q3_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q4'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1929, 5 percent of Americans at the top income level were receiving what percentage of the total annual personal income?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q4_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[10 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[25 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[33 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[50 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q4_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[67 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q4_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q5'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements serves to explain, at least partially, why the stock market crashed in 1929?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q5_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Too few people were investing in the stock market, making it a risky venture.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Margin buying overstated the real amount of money in the market, when investors did not put up the full price of the stock.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Government regulation of stock issues was very lax, allowing unscrupulous companies to sell stock in almost nonexistent enterprises.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q5_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q5_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q6'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[During the 1920s, investors in the stock market could engage in margin trading, a practice in which an investor could purchase a stock on credit, putting up only what percent of the actual price]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q6_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[10 to 15 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[30 to 35 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[50 to 55 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[70 to 75 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q6_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[90 to 95 percent]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q6_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q7'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression in the United States?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q7_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Stock market speculation]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Unequal distribution of wealth]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Agricultural overproduction]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[FDR's banking policies]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q7_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The world economy was already fragile]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q7_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q8'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Why did the economy continue to worsen after the stock market crash?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q8_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Some banks had invested in the stock market and thus had placed their assets at risk.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Some bankers had embezzled funds from their institutions to play the market.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[When strong banks continued to make more loans to weak or small banks, they just spread the banking difficulties around.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q8_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q8_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q9'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Germany's repayment of war reparations hinged on]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q9_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[the goodwill of the French in accepting German marks.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[loans from the United States.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[its ability to produce oil for sale.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[the ability of Great Britain to serve as a mediator.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q9_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q9_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q10'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[People who lost jobs in the 1920s were usually helped by]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q10_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[unemployment insurance.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[old-age pensions.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[federal welfare programs.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q10_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[None of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q10_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q11'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements concerning Hoover's foreign policy is true?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q11_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His good neighbor policy in Latin America withdrew marines from Nicaragua and Haiti.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The London treaty he sponsored promoted more U.S. investment in Europe.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Britain and the United States maintained naval rights that were greater than those of Japan.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q11_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q11_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q12'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following events occurred in 1931?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q12_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Germany and Austria cut off payments to banks in France.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The United States declared an indefinite moratorium on the collection of foreign debts.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Great Britain devalued the pound.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[France's central bank collapsed.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q12_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q12_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q13'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In attempting to deal with the Great Depression, President Hoover]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q13_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[asked for a massive public works program, which Congress refused to pass.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[opposed the National Credit Corporation, which was designed to underwrite banks.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[personally coordinated volunteer efforts to help the unemployed.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[stated his belief that U.S. self-reliance and volunteerism would cure the depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q13_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and D]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q13_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q14'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1931, how many Americans were unemployed?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q14_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[8 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[2 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[10 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[50 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q14_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[30 million]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q14_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q15'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements does not accurately describe how the Great Depression affected Americans?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q15_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Mexicans were deported, and many others fled the United States.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[African Americans encountered violence from whites when unemployed whites wanted their jobs.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Married women were favored to keep their jobs, mostly because they would work for lower wages.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Native Americans continued to suffer from a legacy of neglect that had endured for decades.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q15_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these accurately describe how the Great Depression affected Americans.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q15_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q16'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Popular pastimes during the Great Depression included all of the following except]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q16_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[going to the movies.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[watching television.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[listening to Amos 'n' Andy.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[listening to swing music played by jazz bands.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q16_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[following the radio toils and tribulations of One Man's Family.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q16_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q17'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Japanese attack on Manchuria demonstrated which of the following?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q17_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The U.S. army was in no position to stop the Japanese.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[No European country was ready to start an economic boycott against Japan in the midst of a depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The League of Nations was not powerful enough to enforce its will when called on to do so.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Japanese were eager to challenge the existing order and create political and economic supremacy in the Pacific.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q17_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q17_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q18'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements does not accurately describe Franklin D. Roosevelt?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q18_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He had great rapport with all kinds of Americans, despite his privileged background.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He relished the use of power.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His courage in the face of his bout with polio had impressed many.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He had no use for college professors and other intellectual elites, feeling they were out of touch with the average American.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q18_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His progressive views on the role of government separated him from conservatives in his party.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q18_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q19'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Because of midterm election gains by the Democrats, who became the new Speaker of the House in 1931?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q19_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Lyndon B. Johnson]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Sam Rayburn]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Al Smith]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[John Nance Garner]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q19_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[None of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q19_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q20'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Roosevelt pledged]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q20_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[his full support for a sophisticated welfare program.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[that the United States would build up its military forces in preparation for another war.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[a "new deal" for all Americans.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[that he would always put "America first."]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q20_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[to undo the policies of the Hoover administration.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q20_a3'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q21'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[As the election of 1932 approached, Americans experienced which of the following?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q21_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Their taxes were slashed in an effort to increase purchasing power.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Norris-LaGuardia Act was passed, placing additional restrictions on labor unions.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[A renewed sense of optimism emerged, as they listened to the concrete ideas proposed by Franklin Roosevelt.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Veterans marched on Washington and demanded a bonus promised to them by the government but not yet due.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q21_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Their bleak economic situation eased slightly.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q21_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q22'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In 1932, FDR wrested the presidential nomination from which well-known national political figure?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q22_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Al Smith]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[John Nance Garner]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Woodrow Wilson]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both A and B]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q22_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Both B and C]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q22_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q23'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Who were the bonus marchers, who entered the national stage in 1932?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q23_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[World War I veterans who marched on Washington to lobby for immediate cash payments of their veterans' bonuses]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Farmers who threatened to dump milk and other agricultural products if they did not receive a government bonus for not producing farm surpluses]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Trade unionists who marched on Washington when industrialists refused to pay the bonuses stipulated in union contracts]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Young people who marched in the Civilian Conservation Corps for an environmental bonus of free public land after their term of service ended]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q23_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[None of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q23_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q24'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements regarding the Bonus March of 1932 is true?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q24_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Veterans who camped in makeshift dwellings across the Anacostia River from downtown Washington, D.C., received strong public support from the Hoover administration.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[When some veterans occupied government buildings, the secretary of war forcibly ousted them, resulting in the loss of two dozen lives.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Before the congressional session ended for the summer, Congress appropriated funds to go ahead and pay the bonus early.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Under the leadership of Douglas MacArthur, troops razed the camps of the bonus marchers in Anacostia Flats.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q24_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Some in Hoover's administration wanted a violent confrontation with the marchers so that Hoover could demonstrate his commitment to law and order.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q24_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q25'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[During the presidential campaign of 1932, Hoover]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q25_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[announced that he had been unfeeling in his attitude toward the depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[conducted an upbeat, optimistic campaign.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[announced his strong support for public relief efforts.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[was haunted by the public's perception of his role in the depression.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q25_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[chose not to seek reelection.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q25_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q26'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt opt to campaign vigorously in 1932?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q26_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He wanted to prove that he was physically fit for the presidency.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Eleanor convinced him that it was the only way to win.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[His personality could not handle a defensive campaign.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[With Hoover on the campaign trail, he really had no choice.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q26_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[He feared that the tide might turn toward Hoover if he did not keep himself in public view.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q26_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q27'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements regarding the interim period between FDR's election and his taking the oath of office is true?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q27_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The period of time was four months in length.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The period of time illustrated the need for the Twentieth Amendment.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[During this period, the Great Depression reached its lowest point.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[During this period, Roosevelt dodged Hoover's efforts to obtain his backing.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q27_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[All of these]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q27_a5'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q28'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[As inauguration day approached for Roosevelt, most Americans]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q28_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[became more confident about the future.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[became more apprehensive about the future.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[decided to leave their money in banks until they could see what the new president would do.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[wrote letters wishing him well.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q28_a5' position='5'> <TEXT><![CDATA[felt a sense of relief that at least Hoover would be gone.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q28_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q29'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 barred reliance on "yellow-dog" contracts in the workplace, which prevented which of the following?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q29_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Workers from striking.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q29_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Workers from joining unions.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q29_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Management from firing workers.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q29_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Management from hiring non-union workers.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q29_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q30'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The 1932 presidential election resulted in all of the following, except]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q30_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[FDR won by a landslide in the electoral college, 472 to 59]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q30_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Democrats made significant gains in Congress]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q30_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[FDR and the Democrats gained 57 percent of the popular vote]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q30_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Socialist and Communist candidates for president received a combined total of 10 million votes]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q30_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q31'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following statements is true about the depression era?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q31_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[In 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff raised tariffs to extremely high levels.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q31_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The State Department renounced the Roosevelt Corollary in 1933.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q31_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The United States reduced the burden of debts on Germany in 1927.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q31_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1931, the unemployment figure in the United States stood at roughly 25 percent.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q31_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q32'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following events took place in 1931?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q32_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Hitler became chancellor of Germany.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q32_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Japan invaded Manchuria.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q32_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Mussolini invaded Ethiopia.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q32_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Germany withdrew from the League of Nations.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q32_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE id='q33'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Which of the following events took place between Hoover's defeat and Roosevelt's inauguration?]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q33_a1' position='1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The governors of ten states faced riots in their major cities.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q33_a2' position='2'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Farmers marched on Washington to protest the very low crop prices.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q33_a3' position='3'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Henry Ford shut down several of his manufacturing facilities.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q33_a4' position='4'> <TEXT><![CDATA[The nation's banks began to close their doors.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q33_a4'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_MULTIPLECHOICE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q34'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Herbert Hoover was elected president in 1928 both because Coolidge decided not to run again and because his Democratic opponent was Jewish.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q34_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q34_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q34_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q35'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[One problem for the U.S. economy in the late 1920s was the uneven distribution of wealth in the United States.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q35_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q35_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q35_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q36'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[When Congress passed the very high Smoot-Hawley Tariff, President Taft vetoed it.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q36_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q36_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q36_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q37'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[By 1933, nearly 25 percent of the labor force was unemployed.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q37_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q37_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q37_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q38'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Despite the economic hard times, radio's popularity actually grew during the Depression.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q38_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q38_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q38_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q39'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Many Americans escaped from their problems during the Great Depression by going to the movies.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q39_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q39_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q39_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q40'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[In September 1931, the Japanese displayed their imperialistic stance by invading the Philippines.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q40_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q40_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q40_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q41'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Franklin Roosevelt was a member of one of the most powerful families in New York, which explains, in part, the ease with which he became immersed in national politics.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q41_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q41_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q41_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q42'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[The Revenue Act of 1932 was designed to raise money through tariffs.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q42_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q42_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q42_a2'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_TRUEFALSE id='q43'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Before leaving office, Hoover pressed Roosevelt to go ahead and work with him on easing the depression.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q43_a1'> <TEXT>True</TEXT> </ANSWER> <ANSWER id='q43_a2'> <TEXT>False</TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> <CORRECTANSWER answer_id='q43_a1'/> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_TRUEFALSE> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q44'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: New York governor who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1928; was controversial both for his stand against prohibition and for being a Catholic]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q44_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Alfred E. Smith]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q45'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: The day the stock market crash began, October 24, 1929, in which 13 million shares of stocks were traded]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q45_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Black Thursday]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q46'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Purchasing a stock on credit, putting up only a small percentage of its cost, selling the stock after its price rose, and then pocketing a tidy profit]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q46_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[margin trading]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q47'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: 1930 law that raised tariffs to high levels; although designed to increase markets for U.S. goods, the end result was that it contributed even more to the depression]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q47_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Smoot-Hawley Tariff]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q48'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Hoover's change of focus in Latin America, as he renounced the Roosevelt Corollary and withdrew troops from the region]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q48_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[good neighbor policy]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q49'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Among the most popular movies of the Depression were Cocoanuts and Monkey Business, starring this famous comedy team]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q49_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Marx Brothers]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q50'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Workers who moved through agricultural regions, especially California, looking for seasonal work]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q50_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[migratory workers]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q51'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Name given to shanty towns where the depression's homeless congregated]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q51_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Hoovervilles]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q52'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Depression era's most popular radio program, in which two white entertainers portrayed two African American men in Harlem]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q52_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Amos 'n' Andy]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q53'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Area of China invaded by Japan in 1931]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q53_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Manchuria]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q54'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: German leader who pushed the world into war in 1939]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q54_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Adolf Hitler]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q55'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Italian fascist dictator who united with Hitler]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q55_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Benito Mussolini]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q56'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Hoover's main attempt to ease the depression by loaning money to banks, insurance companies, and railroads, to try to keep them in business]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q56_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q57'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Texan who became Speaker of the House in 1931 after the midterm elections in which the Democrats assumed control; would later serve as FDR's vice president]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q57_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[John Nance Garner]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q58'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Professionals recruited by Franklin Roosevelt to help organize and articulate his campaign]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q58_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[the brain trust]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q59'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: World War I veterans' 1932 march to Washington, to petition the government for an early payment of bonuses for military service]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q59_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Bonus March]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q60'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Commander of the troops used to evict the Bonus Marchers from Washington, D.C., in 1932]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q60_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[General Douglas MacArthur]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q61'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Group of young blacks unjustly accused of rape in Alabama in 1931; Communists who defended the men gained some support in the African American community]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q61_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Scotsboro boys]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q62'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Moved the date of the presidential inauguration to January 20, after Congress realized that the four-month waiting period then in effect was too long]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q62_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Twentieth Amendment]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q63'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify: Occurred when insolvent or shaky banks closed their doors unexpectedly, to keep patrons from causing a run on their resources; FDR would use the term when he came into office and closed all banks for several days while they were evaluated for soundness]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q63_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[bank holidays]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q64'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Explain why Herbert Hoover won the 1928 election against Al Smith. Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of both candidates. Discuss the long-term effects of that election on the strength of both political parties.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q64_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q65'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Identify the causes of the stock market crash of 1929 and trace the subsequent events that led the nation deeper into economic depression. Discuss the role of international economic affairs in the worsening of the depression in the United States. Evaluate President Hoover's response to the Great Depression, identifying actions he took to confront the growing economic problems that confronted millions of Americans during this period.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q65_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q66'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Describe the major ways in which the Great Depression affected Americans. Include in your answer how minorities, women, union workers, and the unemployed experienced the economic downturn. Evaluate the degree to which the depression fundamentally changed how Americans viewed themselves (politically, economically, and culturally).]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q66_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q67'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Describe the events in Europe and Asia that presented the greatest challenges to the new League of Nations. Discuss how the League responded and evaluate the effectiveness of that response.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q67_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> <QUESTION_ESSAY id='q68'> <BODY> <TEXT><![CDATA[Describe FDR's political credentials, personal background, and personality, and explain how these factors made him an attractive candidate for president in 1932. Discuss whether the events that occurred during President Hoover's term of office or his response to them made him such an unpopular incumbent in 1932.]]></TEXT> <FLAGS> <ISHTML value='true'/> <ISNEWLINELITERAL value='false'/> </FLAGS> </BODY> <ANSWER id='q68_a1'> <TEXT><![CDATA[Answers will vary.]]></TEXT> </ANSWER> <GRADABLE> </GRADABLE> </QUESTION_ESSAY> </POOL>