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How did American economists respond to the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930?Read the answer and worked solution →What is named as the core of the problem behind the depression of the 1930s?Read the answer and worked solution →Up to what amount were savings-bank deposits insured under the early New Deal?Read the answer and worked solution →There were 4 million organised workers in 1929. What were the figures for 1939 and for 1948?Read the answer and worked solution →At what age did the Social Security Act of 1935 assure modest retirement allowances?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Congress vote in September 1940?Read the answer and worked solution →At Yalta in February 1945, where was the eastern boundary of Poland set?Read the answer and worked solution →Tap the road to war in orderRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the bigger figure each timeRead the answer and worked solution →

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How did American economists respond to the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930?

  1. Over a thousand asked Hoover to sign it
  2. A dozen asked the Senate to amend it
  3. Over a thousand asked Hoover to veto it
  4. None of them commented on it publicly
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Correct answer: C. Over a thousand asked Hoover to veto it

1. 1. The tariff acts of 1922 and 1930 both raised barriers to new heights. 2. 2. The rates in the second of them were so high that over a thousand American economists petitioned Hoover to veto it. 3. 3. Their prediction was costly retaliation by other nations, and later events are said to have borne it out. 4. 4. Asking him to sign it reverses the petition, and the other options misstate its size and its target. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section CONSERVATIVE POLICIES PREVAIL_

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What is named as the core of the problem behind the depression of the 1930s?

  1. Output fell far behind what people needed
  2. Output ran past what people could buy
  3. Too many banks lent to foreign nations
  4. Too few new factories were being built
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Correct answer: B. Output ran past what people could buy

1. 1. The core is described as a disparity between productive power and the ability to consume. 2. 2. New techniques during and after the war raised output beyond the purchasing capacity of farmers and wage-earners. 3. 3. Savings that could not find sound investment were then drawn into speculation in stocks and real estate. 4. 4. Falling output and a shortage of factories are the reverse of the overproduction described. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section ROOSEVELT BATTLES DEPRESSION_

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Up to what amount were savings-bank deposits insured under the early New Deal?

  1. Up to $500 for each deposit
  2. Up to $50,000 for each deposit
  3. Up to $5,000 for each deposit
  4. Up to $1,000 for each deposit
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Correct answer: C. Up to $5,000 for each deposit

1. 1. When Roosevelt took the oath the banking and credit system was in a state of paralysis. 2. 2. The banks were reopened quickly and a policy of moderate currency inflation was adopted. 3. 3. Savings-bank deposits were insured up to $5,000. 4. 4. Severe regulations were placed on the sale of securities on the stock exchange at the same time. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section NEW DEAL BRINGS SOCIAL REFORMS_

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