Which of the following did NOT increase during the Great Depression?

popularity of superheroes
canned fruits and vegetables
suicide rates
direct relief from the federal government
Question 2
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What was the 1930’s Bonus Army?

a group of demonstrators who wanted the government to pay WWI veteran bonuses early
a group of soldiers who were on reserve during WWII
a group of soldiers who were on reserve during WWI
Germany’s reserve army system
Question 3
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Which party nominated Roosevelt as their candidate for president in the 1932 presidential election?

Libertarian Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Green Party
Question 4
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Why was the textiles industry in trouble in the late 1920s?

Flappers made a lot of their own clothes
There were no reliable ways of shipping textiles
The cost of cotton had quadrupled
Foreign competitors were driving the prices of cloth down
Question 5
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Which of the following celebrities was a popular 1920s baseball player?

Bobby Jones
Jack Dempsey
Edward Hopper
Babe Ruth
Question 6
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What were Hoovervilles?

a nickname for rich people who bought expensive vacuums
a type of financial investment popular during the Great Depression
American citizens who supported Herbert Hoover
shanty towns built by the homeless
Question 7
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Why was the railroad industry in trouble in the late 1920s?

Railroads had yet to connect the West and East coasts
Railroads had yet to synchronize time schedules
There was more demand for sleeper cars than were available
Railroads were not able to compete with new forms of transportation
Question 8
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Who was the Army Chief of Staff during the Bonus Army Conflict?

Ralph Furley
Franklin Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Herbert Hoover
Question 9
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Why did Hollywood become the center of the American movie industry?

all of these answers are correct
many of the films at the time were based in small cities
Charlie Chaplin refused to film at any other location
its climate was perfect for making films all year round
Question 10
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Which of the following events occurred after the Patman Bill was defeated?

Hoover invited the marchers to the White House to hear their concerns
Congress approved the Soldiers’ Bonus Act
Hoover supported the Soldiers’ Bonus Act
Troops were ordered to remove the marchers by force
Question 11
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Which of the following best describes the significance of Tennessee v. Scopes?

it was a trial that publicized the conflict between Fundamentalists and Evolutionists
it was a trial that publicized the conflict between Catholics and Protestants
it was a trial that used new forms of evidence collection to prove Scopes had broken the law and talked to his class about evolution
all of these answers are correct
Question 12
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Which of the following was a Protestant movement that believed in a literal, non-symbolic interpretation of the Bible?

Communion and Liberation
Natural Selection
Theory of Evolution
Fundamentalism
Question 13
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Which of the following preceded the Stock Market Crash in 1929?

all of these answers are correct
prices increased but wages did not
many investors bought stock on margin
many Americans used their life savings to buy stocks
Question 14
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Who won the 1932 presidential election?

Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Question 15
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Which of the following was a result of Hoover directing federal money into programs that offered jobs to Americans?

Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Roosevelt Dam
Crater Lake
Boulder Dam