The Reconstruction Finance Corporation tried to fight the Depression by
a. providing relief directly to the unemployed.
b. encouraging the creation of small businesses.
c. loaning money to banks, railroads, and large corporations to keep them in business.
d. paying farmers not to grow crops.
ANSWER: c
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The Great Fear can best be characterized as
a. urban disturbances that resulted in hundreds of executions. b. an aristocratic reaction to the disturbances in Paris. c. peasant disturbances that destroyed châteaux and feudal records. d. the reactionary policy of the church regarding deism.
Athens became the leader of the Delian League because
a. Sparta wanted to spend more time trading in the Mediterranean. b. Corinth's navy had nearly been destroyed by the Persians. c. Sparta was not willing to make a long-term commitment. d. Athens had no outstanding leaders of its own at that time.
The construction of a railroad in Russia
a. was halted by the intervention of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. b. relied on American and British experts. c. created a link between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. d. allowed new territories to be opened in the Asian steppes. e. was never completed because of financial problems.
Describe the origins of the Cold War, 1945-1947.
What will be an ideal response?