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Liberal leaders wanted to change New Deal programs by

m
making them smaller and less expensive.
m
making the states responsible for them.
l
lowering the taxes that funded them.
b
building onto and expanding them.
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In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering

A
fewer goods for low prices.
B
fewer goods for high prices.
C
a greater variety of goods for high prices.
D
a greater variety of goods for fair prices.
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In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on credit was that if the stock dropped, borrowers

A
could not repay loans used to buy the stock.
B
lost ownership of the stock.
C
could no longer speculate on stock.
D
could no longer get credit.
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Why were bank failures common during the Depression?

A
Many people could not pay what they owed to banks.
B
Many people took out new loans.
C
Many people put more money into the banking system.
D
Many people stopped spending money.
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How did Herbert Hoover respond to the demands of the Bonus Army?

A
by using military force against its members
B
by offering its members jobs in the military
C
by ignoring it to focus on economic issues
D
by offering its members government jobs
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A lasting effect of the New Deal can be seen when

g
great numbers of young people are out of work.
t
taxes are lowered to assist business owners.
t
the government intervenes in a time of national crisis.
c
certain social programs are declared unconstitutional.
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What were the negative effects of Prohibition? Select two options.an increase in federal debtan increase in rates of povertyan increase in organized crimean increase in rates of alcoholisman increase in government corruption

A
an increase in federal debt
B
an increase in rates of poverty
C
an increase in organized crime
D
an increase in rates of alcoholism
E
an increase in government corruption
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How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

A
More Americans wanted MacArthur to be president.
B
More Americans began to dislike Hoover.
C
More Americans joined the Bonus Army.
D
More Americans wanted helped from the RFC.
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During the 1930s, the large area of farmland experiencing droughts was known as

A
the Depression.
B
the Dust Bowl.
C
the Appalachians.
D
the Rockies.
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving money to individuals?

I
It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals.
I
It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals.
S
States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
S
States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individuals.
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Under New Deal reforms, the biggest change to the traditional role of the federal government was

A
a higher degree of government regulation of business and the economy.
B
a lower degree of government regulation of business and the economy.
C
decreased government support for private/public partnerships.
D
increased government support of laissez-faire capitalism.
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New Deal regulation of the banking industry resulted in the creation of

A
the National Recovery Administration.
B
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
C
the Public Works Administration.
D
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was

A
Jim Crow laws.
B
guaranteed jobs.
C
higher wages.
D
integration.

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