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American Life in the Great Depression — Unit test Answers

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When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

r
responded with immediate armed resistance.
u
united to protect Czechoslovakia.
o
offered no resistance.
c
convened the Munich Conference.
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In the consumer culture of the 1920s,

A
people purchased nonessential goods on a regular basis.
B
people purchased only essential goods on a regular basis.
C
people reduced their purchasing of essential goods.
D
people reduced their purchasing of nonessential goods.
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f
fascism marked by individual civil liberties
d
democracy marked by a single, elected ruler
c
communism marked by one-party rule
t
totalitarianism marked by a belief in Aryan superiority
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H
Hitler had the confidence to launch further invasions of European countries.
O
Other European countries peacefully coexisted with Germany.
W
World War II continued without US involvement.
H
Hitler found the last of the Lebensraum that he desired.
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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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To buy goods on credit means to

p
pay cash for goods.
p
promise to pay for goods later.
p
promise to pay only a sale price.
p
pay only a discount price.
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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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What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

p
paid employers for letting people retire
s
set up a fund for retired Americans
r
required retirees to continue to work
e
encouraged the organization of labor unions
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In 1929, ongoing economic issues led to

a
an increase in consumer demand.
a
a stock market crash.
a
a stock market boom.
a
an increase in the production of goods.
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l
left no lasting impression on the country.
w
was highly successful for a short period of time.
s
still has an impact on American life and government today.
p
provided worthwhile programs in the 1930s that stopped after WWII.
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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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