Hoover's program for ending the Depression called for the federal government to
A) take control of bankrupt state and local relief programs.
B) provide direct federal relief to the unemployed.
C) lend funds to banks and corporations on the verge of collapse.
D) intervene actively in the economy by prohibiting manufacturers from cutting wages or laying off workers.
C
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How was Lincoln changing his opinion of blacks shortly before he was assassinated?
A) He suggested that perhaps some blacks who were educated or veterans should be able to vote. B) He thought that not only should all blacks be free, but also that they should enjoy the same political and social rights as whites. C) He thought that the federal government should give each freed black "forty acres and a mule." D) He was really not changing his mind at all and was always more concerned with the southern states than the black people in them.
The practice of sending prisoners overseas was called __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What kind of threats lay to the China Sea on China's eastern border?
A. Aggressive nomads who had to be fought off. B. Threats to political stability. C. Other farmers who attempted to encroach on their land and take it for themselves. D. Powerful typhoons that often caused complete destruction and instability. E. Pirates who occasionally ravaged the Chinese coast.
Which of the following is not true about the environment?
A) Global warming improves crop yields in northern Europe. B) The fall of communism revealed environmental catastrophes. C) U.S. withdrawal from Kyoto has drawn serious criticism. D) Consumer culture still threatens the environment. E) Support for nuclear power is increasing in the Western world.