During the Great Depression,
a. Latin American economies boomed, in contrast to those of the United States and Europe.
b. Latin America developed a mature regional economy, which exported large quantities of manufactured goods and imported most of its foodstuffs and raw materials.
c. revolutions occurred all over Latin America.
d. the pineapple industry finally became highly profitable as world demand for fruits rose.
e. exports from Latin America dropped to about half those of the late 1920s.
e
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The economic problems causing the Great Depression came to a head mainly because of the
A) anti-business attitudes in Congress. B) overconsumption of consumer goods. C) easy credit policies of the Federal Reserve Board. D) production shortages in basic consumer goods.
What was the significance of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War?
A) He impeded Hannibal's advance in Italy through delaying tactics. B) He expelled the Carthaginians from Spain and later won the decisive Battle of Zama. C) He engineered a valuable alliance with the Gauls. D) He first utilized elephants as "living tanks." E) He saved Rome by leaving his farm, assuming military leadership, and then returning to his land.
How were American railroads different from European railroads?
a. American railroads connected only major cities, whereas older European railroads connected small towns as well. b. European railroads employed workers from the upper class, whereas American railroad workers were from the lowest class in society. c. European railroads brought goods to places that could not be reached any other way, whereas American railroads could reach only metropolitan areas. d. Trains on American railroads were not able to travel as far or as fast as European trains because the land on which they traveled was undeveloped. e. European railroads were built between already existing towns, but American railroads often created the towns that they served.
In spite of the Great Depression, there was no outward critique of capitalism within the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false