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This document is a quiz focused on the Great Depression era, covering topics like the Dawes Plan, Herbert Hoover's strategies, and the Roosevelt Recession of 1937. Questions cover various aspects of the era, including economic policies and social factors.

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Unit 6 Homework  This is a preview of the published version of the quiz Started: Nov 28 at 12:04pm Quiz Instructions Question 1 1 pts What did the Dawes Plan do? US610 Outline...

Unit 6 Homework  This is a preview of the published version of the quiz Started: Nov 28 at 12:04pm Quiz Instructions Question 1 1 pts What did the Dawes Plan do? US610 Outlined Roosevelt’s three-step program to provide relief, recovery, and reform to end the depression Rescheduled Germany’s war reparation payments to Britain and France Outlawed tribal ownership of Native American lands Revitalized the financial sector of the American economy in 1933-1934 Question 2 1 pts Herbert Hoover believed that the economy would be revived according to which strategy? US64 Forcing Britain and France to repay their war debts Shifting the base of the economy from heavy industry towards consumer goods Supporting industry in the hopes that the federal dollars would “trickle down” to the poorest Americans Government intervention to assist the poor Question 3 1 pts In the 1930s, some areas of the country suffered from especially harsh environmental conditions. Thousands of farmers and sharecroppers were forced to abandon their land and look for other work. In which of the following areas were these conditions worst? US61 parts of Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma parts of Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa parts of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia Question 4 1 pts What did the Immigration Act of 1924 do? US68 Forbade Chinese immigrants from entering the United States Increased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels Decreased national immigration quotas from their 1921 levels Forbade Latin Americans from entering the United States Question 5 1 pts What led to the so-called Roosevelt Recession of 1937? US69 The US government’s overly hasty retreat from deficit spending Germany’s inability to repay war reparations to Britain and France Overspeculation in western lands Overspending Question 6 1 pts How did World War I contribute to causing the Great Depression? US62 Soldiers returning from the war were unskilled and so had difficulty finding employment. American industry was geared for producing weapons and could not retool to produce consumer goods. Americans had spent their money on war bonds and so had little savings. Foreign countries had borrowed heavily to pay for the war and so could not afford to buy American goods. Question 7 1 pts Franklin Delano Roosevelt won a landslide victory in 1932 because Americans US65 Were dissatisfied with Hoover’s “ride-it-out” policy. All of the above. Distrusted Hoover after the “Battle of Anacostia Flats” Wanted more federal assistance Question 8 1 pts What did the 18th Amendment do? US67 Prohibited the manufacturing, sale, and consumption of alcohol Allowed Americans to elect US senators directly Ended prohibition Gave women the right to vote Question 9 1 pts All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except: US63 Poor banking practices Depressed precious metals European countries being unable to pay their debts Overproduction in factories and on farms Question 10 1 pts What prompted the 1919–1920 Red Scare in the United States? US66 Eugene V. Debs and the rise of the Socialist Party All of the above The influx of southern and eastern European immigrants to the United States The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia Quiz saved at 12:05pm Submit Quiz

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