Title: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression, 1929–1932
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: What circumstances differentiate the Great Depression from previous economic downturns in U.S. history?
- Historians are uncertain about the Great Depression’s chief cause.
- The Great Depression began overseas and spread to the United States.
- More Americans were living in urban areas during the Great Depression.
A: More Americans were living in urban areas during the Great Depression.

Q: Why were the effects of previous economic downturns in U.S. history less severe than the effects of the Great Depression?
- More Americans were living in rural areas during the Great Depression.
- The Great Depression began overseas and spread to the United States.
- More Americans were living in urban areas during the Great Depression.
A: More Americans were living in urban areas during the Great Depression.

Q: The economic prosperity that preceded the Great Depression was largely superficial for which of the following reasons?
- Raw material prices prevented most industries from turning a profit.
- The majority of Americans possessed only a fraction of the nation’s wealth.
- Many companies’ stock prices faltered before the Great Depression began.
A: The majority of Americans possessed only a fraction of the nation’s wealth.

Q: In what way was the economic prosperity that preceded the Great Depression largely superficial?
- Raw material prices prevented most industries from turning a profit.
- The majority of Americans possessed only a fraction of the nation’s wealth.
- Many companies’ stock prices faltered before the Great Depression began.
A: The majority of Americans possessed only a fraction of the nation’s wealth.

Q: Which of the Federal Reserve Board’s actions contributed to the factors that caused the Great Depression?
- It forbade investment in foreign countries.
- It tightened credit in order to avoid inflation.
- It lowered interest rates on government bonds.
A: It tightened credit in order to avoid inflation.

Q: What did the Federal Reserve Board do to contribute to the factors that caused the Great Depression?
- It forbade investment in foreign countries.
- It tightened credit in order to avoid inflation.
- It lowered interest rates on government bonds.
A: It tightened credit in order to avoid inflation.

Q: Each of the following actions contributed to the Great Depression’s inception. Which one was the Federal Reserve Board responsible for?
- forbidding investment in foreign countries
- tightening credit in order to avoid inflation
- lowering interest rates on government bonds
A: tightening credit in order to avoid inflation

Q: When the Great Depression first began, what did Herbert Hoover propose as an economic solution?
- cutting taxes
- closing banks
- subsidizing industries
A: cutting taxes

Q: Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression and not an effect?
- bank failures
- lack of regulation
- high unemployment
A: lack of regulation

Q: Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression and not a cause?
- over-speculating
- lack of regulation
- high unemployment
A: high unemployment

Q: Which form of mass media experienced a great growth in popularity during the Great Depression?
- magazines
- motion pictures
- radio
A: motion pictures

Q: How did Franklin D. Roosevelt use the mass media to appeal to Americans during the Great Depression?
- by filming speeches that were shown before films
- by giving addresses that were played over the radio
- by writing a syndicated column for American newspapers
A: by giving addresses that were played over the radio