The Great Depression Quiz
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What is one popular theory about the main cause of the Great Depression?

  • Overproduction of consumer goods
  • Imbalanced distribution of wealth (correct)
  • Excessive government intervention
  • Lack of consumer confidence
  • What was the effect of the growing gap between supply and demand during the 1920s?

  • Consumer goods were widely available but demand could not keep pace due to low incomes (correct)
  • Consumer goods were expensive and in high demand
  • Consumer goods were scarce due to overproduction
  • Consumer goods were only available to the wealthy
  • What was the primary reason for the boost in corporate profits during the 1920s?

  • Greater worker productivity and lower production costs (correct)
  • Government subsidies to corporations
  • Investment in foreign markets
  • High consumer demand for goods
  • What was the relationship between manufacturing production and worker salaries during the 1920s?

    <p>Production rose significantly while worker salaries grew marginally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one explanation that focuses on the policies of the Federal Reserve as a cause of the Great Depression?

    <p>Mismanagement of the money supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ultimate influence of the mid-fifteenth century invention of the printing press in Europe on the history of print was significant, but its revolutionary impact was not immediately felt. This delay was due to a couple of factors. Even though the printing press made it possible to produce prints at unprecedented speeds, most people at the time were ______. Therefore, information found in books had to be read to those who were unable to read. In addition, the types of materials printed in those days were limited.

    <p>illiterate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Religious texts and reproductions of classics were common, but publication of new ______ was rare. These factors, in combination, resulted in a modest number of books being sold. By the nineteenth century, a significantly greater range of publications was being printed.

    <p>ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nowhere was this more evident than in America. Faster printing presses and cheaper ink made producing large numbers of printed materials very ______, and the invention of the telegraph in the 1830s allowed.

    <p>efficient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the nineteenth century, a significantly greater range of publications was being printed. Nowhere was this more evident than in America. Faster printing presses and cheaper ink made producing large numbers of printed materials very efficient, and the invention of the ______ in the 1830s allowed.

    <p>telegraph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ultimate influence of the mid-fifteenth century invention of the printing press in Europe on the history of print was significant, but its revolutionary impact was not immediately felt. This delay was due to a couple of factors. Even though the printing press made it possible to produce prints at unprecedented speeds, most people at the time were illiterate. Therefore, information found in books had to be read to those who were unable to read. In addition, the types of materials printed in those days were ______. Religious texts and reproductions of classics were common, but publication of new ideas was rare.

    <p>limited</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the nineteenth century, a significantly greater range of publications was being printed. Nowhere was this more evident than in America. Faster printing presses and cheaper ink made producing large numbers of printed materials very efficient, and the invention of the telegraph in the 1830s allowed

    <p>for quicker dissemination of information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Even though the printing press made it possible to produce prints at unprecedented speeds, most people at the time were

    <p>illiterate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Religious texts and reproductions of classics were common, but publication of new ideas was

    <p>rare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    This delay was due to a couple of factors. Even though the printing press made it possible to produce prints at unprecedented speeds, most people at the time were

    <p>illiterate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ultimate influence of the mid-fifteenth century invention of the printing press in Europe on the history of print was significant, but its revolutionary impact was not immediately

    <p>felt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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