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28. During the 1960s, upper-class Americans discovered that poverty actually existed in America. 

40. In his 1932 campaign for the presidency, Franklin D. Roosevelt promised Americans a policy change he called the: A. New Freedom. B. New Nationalism. C. New Deal. D. Fair Deal. E. Great Society. 

14. No one in the nation had an actual answer how to end the Great Depression until World War II started.

30. The stock market crash was the sole cause of the Great Depression.

35. It is believed the 1929 stock market crash caused the Great Depression. According to the essay The Cruelest Year, the calamity is not simply explained with one event. Decide if the following statement is True or False: Persuaded Americans not only made purchases while their wages were low but extended easy credit made it easier. Most Americans were living on less than $2,000 per year yet consumer goods were continuously overproduced. Is this true or false? 

23. How did World War II veterans afford to pay for their college education?  a. Pell Grants and scholarships.   b. Universities lowered their tuition.   c. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act.   d. Part time and work-study jobs.

21. An effect World War II had on American society was that it influenced not only the American diet but also introduced ideas for future national infrastructure projects.

11. Unequitable wealth distribution was a red flag of a failing economy by the mid-1920s.

17. Women working in defense industries during the war:A. were viewed as permanent workers after the war, so long as they did a good job.B. made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.C. had little impact on the war effort.D. were small in number, as most women took clerical work or joined the military service as nurses.E. were all young, single women who left their jobs once they got married.

9. Speculation made many investors risk capital in companies with questionable future revenue potential.