Which statement about the Great Depression is FALSE?
a. The stock market crash in the United States led to the withdrawal of American investments in Europe thus weakening the European banking system.
b. Economic depressions were a new phenomenon in the European experience.
c. During the depression women were often able to secure low-paying jobs and servants and housekeepers while many men remained unemployed.
d. The classical liberal remedies for depressions were balanced budgets, cutting costs, and raising tariffs, all of which only worsened the crisis.
e. Fascism and communism appealed to many because of the perceived failure of capitalism.
b
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A) Office of War Mobilization. B) Supplies Priorities and Allocation Board. C) Office of Production Management. D) National Defense Mediation Board.
Who was placed on the Spanish throne after Napoleon's downfall and, although he promised to govern according to a written constitution, ignored his pledge?
A. Louis XVIII B. Alexander I C. Ferdinand VII D. Charles X
Horace Mann believed that one of the purposes of public education should be to
a. instill the classical education of the ancient Greeks. b. train a small elite for government service. c. teach immigrants the values of middle-class America. d. challenge traditional thinking and authority.
What were the most significant causes and results of the Crusades? Consider religious, economic, and social factors in your analysis.
What will be an ideal response?