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Early Civil Rights Movements — Unit test Answers

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How did the development of new technology after World War I affect farmers?

A
It helped them produce better crops.
B
It helped them produce more crops.
C
It forced them to cut prices.
D
It forced them to raise prices.
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Which best explains why farmers in the Great Depression could not repay their loans?

A
The price of crops was too high.
B
The price of crops was too low.
C
The price of topsoil was too high.
D
The price of farm equipment was too low.
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What major event occurred on Black Tuesday in 1929?

A
investors worked together to stabilize falling stock prices.
B
millions of shares were sold as the market rapidly lost value.
C
the federal government ordered the stock market to close.
D
stock prices increased as investors regained confidence.
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A negative effect of the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act was

A
employees bargaining with employers.
B
employers spying on employees.
C
employees spying on employers.
D
employers bargaining with the government.
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Which best describes the“brain trust” Franklin Roosevelt promised to make part of his administration?

A
a group of America’s most successful businessmen, who would fix the economy
B
a group of Hoover’s economic advisers, who would undo previous damage to the economy
C
a group of smart advisers, who would assist Roosevelt in guiding the nation forward
D
a group of military veterans, who would assist Roosevelt in putting Americans back to work
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One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
C
did not understand the power structure of American Indian tribes.
D
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.
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Which group of people was the 1930s song “Dust Bowl Blues” most likely about?

A
migrant workers from Oklahoma
B
comic book heroes like Superman
C
people who had a lot of money
D
people who lived in shantytowns
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What did struggling businesses do to try to remain open during the Great Depression?

A
They paid off their bank loans.
B
They formed shantytowns.
C
They retrained workers.
D
They laid off workers.
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Which best explains how the stock market crash helped end Florida’s land boom?

A
It made it difficult for people to afford land.
B
It Increased the number of farms.
C
It forced the government to seize land.
D
It made it hard to stop natural disasters.
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Which group would have been most likely to answer an ad for a fruit-picking job in California?

A
bankers on the Great Plains
B
farmers in the Dust Bowl
C
fruit growers in California
D
writers such as John Steinbeck
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What became a popular investment in Florida in the 1920s?

A
land
B
machinery
C
stocks
D
artwork
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs building and repairing

A
pension plans.
B
labor practices.
C
public infrastructure.
D
cultural projects.

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