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US 11 -- Quiz 29 Study Guide

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  • On __________________, the bottom fell out of the stock market, leading to its remembrance as Black Tuesday.
    June 1, 1929
    January 13, 1930
    December 7, 1941
    October 29, 1929
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  • The black American who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics was ___________________
    Sinclair Lewis
    Carl Lewis
    John Maynard Keynes
    Jesse Owens
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  • The _______________ was the largest public works project of the Hoover administration.
    Tennessee Valley Authority
    Empire State Building
    Golden Gate Bridge
    Hoover Dam
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  • _______________ became the first American to win a Nobel Prize in literature.
    J. Edgar Hoover
    Jesse Owens
    Peter Phillips
    Sinclair Lewis
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  • Franklin D Roosevelt followed a group of close advisors who based their opinions upon the theories of ______________
    Sinclair Lewis
    Relief, Recovery, Reform
    John Maynard Keynes
    President Hoover wanted to alleviate the problems of the Depression, but he
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  • What were the three Rs that President Roosevelt used to describe his program of progressive legislation?
    October 29, 1929
    Relief, Recovery, Reform
    Rate, Review, Rebound
    Reduce, Resell, Recover
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  • What New York structure epitomized the Art Deco style?
    World Trade Center
    Empire State Building
    White House
    Chrysler Building
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  • What term was given for risky investments for the chance of making a quick profit?
    speculation
    October 29, 1929
    Lend Lease
    Flipping
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  • What was established in 1933 to control wages and prices and to limit competition among business while encouraging labor
    Speculation Act
    speculation
    Lend Lease Act
    National Recovery Administration
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  • Describe President Hoover's response to the Great Depression
    Jesse Owens
    October 29, 1929
    speculation
    President Hoover wanted to alleviate the problems of the Depression, but he
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