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Chapter 15 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who helped organize resistance to discrimination in the Southwest? | Josephine Fierro de Bright |
| Who wrote about a prosperous utopia in the mountains of Tibet? | James Hilton |
| Who received blame for the development of shantytowns? | Herbert Hoover |
| Who wrote the Sound and the Fury? | William Faulkner |
| Who presented the American dream as a nightmare in Miss Lonelyhearts? | Nathanael West |
| Who believed businesses should deal with the depression without government help? | Andrew Mellon |
| Who organized Unemployed Leagues to demand work? | A.J. Muste |
| Who was a social reformer and great political asset to her husband? | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Who promised a "new deal" during his election campaign? | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Who wrote the Studs Lonigan trilogy? | James T. Farrell |
| What did NOT describe the U.S. economy before the depression? | a Bear Market (falling market) |
| What resulted in the worst economic crisis for banks? | Borrowers defaulting on bank loans |
| What was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? | The rising stock market |
| What dis farmers NOT have during the depression? | High demand for their products |
| Who believed that capitalism was to blame for the Great Depression? | Socialists & Communists |
| In 1932 Congress passed a bonus bill that aided WWI veterans. | FALSE |
| FDR came from a wealthy and prestigious family. | TRUE |
| Republicans won decisive majorities in both houses of Congress in 1932 | FALSE |
| The "Scottsboro Boys" were aided by the Communist Party. | TRUE |
| Some economists believe depressions are a normal part of the business cycle. | TRUE |
| Immigration to the U.S. greatly increased during the depression. | FALSE |
| The percentage of women in the workforce increased in the 1930's | TRUE |
| Southern cotton farmers faced food shortages during the depression | TRUE |
| The number of radios greatly increased during the 1930's | TRUE |
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