One effect of the Great Depression was that thousand of
a. stocks were bought
b. banks failed
c. businesses were opened
d. none of the above
Answer: b. banks failed
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An important procedural decision approved at the opening of the Constitutional Convention involved __________.
a. publicizing the convention’s meetings and debates b. the decision to vote by state c. the election of George Washington as presiding secretary d. the election of James Madison as chairman
What does archaeological evidence coupled with linguistic analysis tell us about Bantu-speaking peoples in the third and second millennia B.C.E.?
A. Bantu-speaking populations were conquered by migrating herders from the central Sahara. B. A great migration of Bantu-speaking peoples took place during this time period throughout southern and eastern Africa. C. Bantu speakers were largely foraging populations with under-developed agricultural practices. D. The Bantu remained largely stationary in western Africa.
Eli Whitney is a major figure in American technology for introducing the
A. steam engine. B. concept of interchangeable parts. C. mechanized assembly line. D. first modern factory. E. steel plow.
What did the "Red Scare" reveal about the darker side of American society?
A) There was a deep undercurrent of intolerance and bigotry in American society. B) Americans were more interested in economic growth than in personal liberties. C) Racism emerged as a new phenomenon in the America of the 1920s. D) Americans were willing to tolerate immigrants and racial minorities as long as they stayed out of political life. E) There was a general indifference toward issues of race, ethnicity, and national identity in the United States at that time.