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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?A sharp increase in the power given to state governmentsAn extended period of economic depressionThe adoption of an interventionist foreign policyThe formation of a national Civil Rights movement
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?Flash flooding and intense deforestationProlonged drought and poor farming practicesHigh winds and railroad constructionSevere heat and rapid suburban development
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?The implementation of a personal income taxOverspeculation in the stock marketNew regulations on bankingThe elimination of import tariffs
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Lines like the one shown above partially the result of -growing demand for payment of military pensionsa sudden increase in agricultural exportsthe passage of the Selective Service Actwidespread business failures - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best completes this diagram?Led to a decrese in U.S. international tradeHelped stabilize the U.S. economyStrengthened the U.S. relationships overseasLed to a decline in U.S. employment
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best completes this graphic organizer?Increase in consumer spendingOverspeculation in the stock marketDecrease in military spendingGovernment subsidization of agriculture
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about -the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence ThomasThe U.S. declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harborthe expansion of executive power during the Great Depressionthe involvement of U.S. government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Reconstruction Finance Corporation is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both -protected the economy through government intervention in private businessgave direct relief payments to unemployed citizensprovided more efficient services through public utility regulationborrowed money from foreign banks to reduce the national debt
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the sticker in this illustration represent to patrons of this bank?Restrictions on the federal governement's ability to set prime interest ratesThe power of the federal government to privatize the bank in order to stimulate economic growthLimitations on the role of the federal government in providing home loansThe federal government's assurance of protection on individual bank deposits
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Social Security Act affected the role of the federal governmetn by -authorizing the government to impose a flat taxcreating a government-administered benefits programimplementing new regulations on interstate travelestablishing an agency to monitor regulation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one ongoing result of the New Deal?The federal government funds a space exploration programState governments deny residency to persons working in other statesState governments use property taxes to fund social security programsPeople can rely more on the federal government during times of economic distress
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did the legislation excerpted above affect the relationship between the U.S. government and its citizens?It allowed the government to tax investment incomeIt allowed people to have more direct input in government decisionsIt made most people distrust the power of the governmentIt made the government more responsible for the people's economic welfare
- 13. Multiple ChoicePresident Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to reassure the American public during uncertain economic times by -publishing a weekly news editorial titled "The Road to Prosperity and Peace"holding weekly town-hall meetings with average citizensmaking short appearances in a variety of Hollywood filmsdelivering a series of evening radio speches known as fireside chats
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