Can you Answer?! History Help?

True/False:

3. By the 1920s the automobile has become an accepted part of American life

5.Henry Ford believed that the way to make automobiles was to make them all alike

6.Aviation experienced the same post-war boom as the automobile industry

8.Buying on margin was a method of buying stocks with mostly borrowed money

9.The Hawley-Smoot Tariff dampened commerce on both sides of the Atlantic

11.Franklin Roosevelt came to office witha clear agenda for how he was going to deal with the Depression

13.The Farm Credit Administration helped many poor farmers keep their land, but it may have slowed the overall economic recovery

Multiple Choice:

18.Some members of Congress tried to help farmers by proposing the McNary-Haugen Bill, which called for the government to:

a)place tariffs on foreign agricultural products to protect American farmers from foreign competition

b)set higher prices for agricultural products sold in the United States

c)buy American crop surpluses and use them to feed the military

d)but American crop surpluses and sell them abroad

19.The Ohio Gang was

a)a powerful crime syndicate

b)a group of notorious bank robbers

c)a group of Coolidges friends

d)a group of Hardings freinds

20.In the Teapot Dome scandal, a government official received bribes for

a)allowing private interests to lease lands containing US Navy oil reserves

b)allowing private interests to drill for oil in a national park

c)allowing lumber companies to cut trees in national forests

d)promising immunity for businessmen who overcharged the US Navy

21.Henry Ford's business phiosophy was to increase sales by

a)providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors

b)advertising

c)lowering the cost per car

d)constantly improving his cars' mechanical reliability

22.After World War 1, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars by

a)joining the League of Nations

b)excluding Germany from the League of Nations

c)avoiding involvement in European affairs

d)forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces

23.The result of the Dawes Plan was

a)Europes deeper descent into debt

b)Europes gradual economic recovery

c)lower prices for European products sold in the US

d)higher prices for European products sold in the US

24.During the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed

a)the gov. stepped in to run the bank

b)the gov. covered the banks debts

c)the gov. repaid deposits on insured accts. only

d)depositors lost their savings

25.President Hoover opposed direct federal relief to the unemployed because he believed that

a)only state and city gov. should dole out relief

b)the Depression would end soon

c)charities could provide sufficient relief until the economy improved

d)individuals should be responsible for taking care of themselves

26.Thousands of World War 1 veterans came to Washington in 1932 to lobby Congress to

a)enact a bonus for war veterans

b)pass legislation giving veterans their promised bonus early

c)provide public works jobs for unemployed vets.

d)provide military jobs for unemployed vets.

27.A major reason for Herbert Hoovers landslide victory in the 1928 election was

a)the prosperity of the 1920s

b)his tax relief plan

c)his promise to end Prohibition

d)his plan to support farm prices

28.The stock market crash weakened the nations banks because

a)banks had invested their deposits in the stock market

b)banks depended on income from the sale of their stock for operating funds

c)investors no longer had money to deposit in banks

d)investors could no longer afford to take out loans from banks

29.Most economists agree that a key cause of the Depression was

a)overconsumption

b)overproduction

c)inflation

d)deflation

30.During the Depression, many state governors declared "bank holidays" to

a)give bank employees a break

b)prevent bank runs

c)reduce the value of the dollar

d)help the Federal Reserve

31.To fight the Depression, Roosevelt believed the first thing to do was to

a)provide direct relief to people

b)set up public works programs

c)restore confidence in the banks

d)provide relief for farmers

32.To regulate the stock market, the Roosevelt Administrations created the

a)Federal Trade Commission

b)Securities and Exchange Commission

c)National Recovery Admin.

d)Social Security Admin.

34.Although they disagreed on specifics, Roosevelts advisers favored gov.

a)promoting competition

b)breaking up trusts

c)laissez faire

d)intervention in the economy

35.Roosevelts advisors who supported "New Freedom" wanted gov.

a)to work together with business

b)run key parts of the economy

c)break up big companies

d)set up welfare programs

36.The Emergency Banking Relief Act helped solve the banking crisis by

a)putting all banks under gov. operation

b)declaring that the gold standard would not be abandoned

c)issuing licenses to banks that federal examiners found to be financially sound

d)closing the banks long enough for the Federal Reserve to replCan you Answer?! History Help?
WE ARE NOT GOING TO WASTE OUR TIME DOING YOUR HOMEWORK WHILE YOU JUST SIT AND STARE AT YOUR COMPUTER. GET OFF YOUR LAZY BUTT AND DO IT YOURSELF!!!!! BUT EITHER WAY HEAR IT IS.
T
F
T
F
F
F
T

B
C
D
A
D
D
C
C
B
A
A
C
A
B
D
B
B
CCan you Answer?! History Help?
T

F

T

F

F

F

T



B

C

D

A

D

D

C

C

B

A

A

C

A

B

D

B

B

C