Chapter 17 History Test

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Who was the film superstar who fled to Hollywood to escape hardship in Europe?
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When the Senate voted the new bonus bill down, many veterans waiting outside the capitol building, -
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What is money that went directly to impoverished families?
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During the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed, -
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Alfred E. Smith was the "_______" candidate.
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What is a stockbroker's demand for immediate repayment of a loan?
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What is spending more than is collected in taxes?
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What is it called when many depositors withdraw money at one time?
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The stock market crash weakened the nation's banks because -
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Stock prices began to decline in late 1929 because -
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Who led the troops that dispersed the Bonus Army?
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What was the stock market crash called?
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During the Depression, many unemployed people -
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Before the 1920s, stock prices generally what?
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The first animated film was -
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What was a major reason for Herbert Hoover's landslide victory in the 1928 election?
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Who was the fictitious companion of the Lone Ranger?
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Who was the successful engineer and former head of the Food Administration during WW1?
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Who was the fictitious heroine in Gone With the Wind?
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President Hoover hoped what would proved jobs lost in private sector?
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What was the drought related conditions in the Great Plains?
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The Federal Reserve contributed to the Depression by -
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Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
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Most economist agree that a key of the Depression was _____________.
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Who was a comic star of stage and screen who was one of the many people wiped out financially in the stock market?
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A major campaign issue in the 1928 election was ___________.
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What is a system for buying and selling shares of companies?
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Who were homeless wanderers who often rode the rails?
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In 1932, farmers on the Great Plains began to lose their crops because -
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Thousands of WW1 veterans came to Washington DC in 1932 to lobby congress to pass what?
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What is investing in the stock market hoping for a quick profit?
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Who endured a smear campaign in the 1928 election because he was a Catholic?