Which of the following groups was one part of the New Deal coalition?
ANorthern Protestants
BNative Americans
CAfrican Americans
DBusiness leaders
What happened to the unemployment rate after the stock market crash in 1929?
AAmericans moved in large numbers to Mexico to find jobs.
BThe unemployment rate stayed the same.
CThe unemployment rate increased.
DThe unemployment rate decreased.
What was the name given to the New Deal program designed to employ artists?
AThe Federal Art Project
BThe Civilian Conservation Corps
CThe Artist Program
DThe Artists Employment Project
Which of the following best describes the Battle of Britain?
AThe sea battle between German U-boats and British battleships
BThe German sea landing on the southern coast of Britain
CAn air battle above the English Channel to prepare for an invasion of Britain
DThe bombardment of northern France to prepare for a British invasion of continental Europe
What kind of films and radio programs became popular during the Great Depression?
ARealistic and gritty programs that faithfully depicted the realities of the Great Depression
BHistorical themes that recounted World War I
CForeign language programs and films
DEscapist themes that allowed people to forget the depression for a little while
Which of the following was a cause of the ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl?
AA massive earthquake that loosened the topsoil
BThe plowing under of native grasses that kept topsoil in place
CExcessive rainfall that year
DA flood in California
What challenge did American farmers face in the late 1920s?
AA lower demand for crops
BA seed shortage
CA drought
DAn insect plague
ANorthern Protestants
BNative Americans
CAfrican Americans
DBusiness leaders
AAmericans moved in large numbers to Mexico to find jobs.
BThe unemployment rate stayed the same.
CThe unemployment rate increased.
DThe unemployment rate decreased.
AThe Federal Art Project
BThe Civilian Conservation Corps
CThe Artist Program
DThe Artists Employment Project
AThe sea battle between German U-boats and British battleships
BThe German sea landing on the southern coast of Britain
CAn air battle above the English Channel to prepare for an invasion of Britain
DThe bombardment of northern France to prepare for a British invasion of continental Europe
ARealistic and gritty programs that faithfully depicted the realities of the Great Depression
BHistorical themes that recounted World War I
CForeign language programs and films
DEscapist themes that allowed people to forget the depression for a little while
AA massive earthquake that loosened the topsoil
BThe plowing under of native grasses that kept topsoil in place
CExcessive rainfall that year
DA flood in California
AA lower demand for crops
BA seed shortage
CA drought
DAn insect plague