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Quiz for America Compared: The Great Depression in England and the United States

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1. According to Denis Brogan, where did Europeans place the blame for the Great Depression as it took hold around the world in the 1930s?

They blamed Germany and Austria.

They placed the blame on the New York stock market.

They blamed American business and the Republican Party.

They blamed themselves.

Correct. The answer is c. According to Brogan, Europeans initially believed that the stock market had caused the Depression but that, as it lasted and began to show its effects around the world, Europeans came to believe that “American business and its political arm, the Republican Party, had been tried in the balance and found wanting.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. According to Brogan, Europeans initially believed that the stock market had caused the Depression but that, as it lasted and began to show its effects around the world, Europeans came to believe that “American business and its political arm, the Republican Party, had been tried in the balance and found wanting.”

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2. When Denis Brogan called the United States “overconfident masters of the new world,” what did he mean by “new world”?

North America

The industrial economy

The League of Nations

The post-World War I world

Correct. The answer is d. Brogan was referring to the post-World War I world in which the United States had taken a leading position for the first time. He was describing the United States’ new position as an international political and economic power.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Brogan was referring to the post-World War I world in which the United States had taken a leading position for the first time. He was describing the United States’ new position as an international political and economic power.

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3. When Gladys Gibson mentioned “the hated dole,” she was referring to which of the following?

Elites’ attitudes toward their nation’s public works programs

Middle-class Britons’ negative attitudes toward unemployment insurance

Working-class Britons’ shame over needing poor relief

The state’s reluctance to provide welfare payments to the poor

Correct. The answer is c. Gibson suggested that many working-class Britons hated to depend on “the dole” and that they were relieved to find work through either public works programs or private employment.

Incorrect. Gibson suggested that many working-class Britons hated to depend on “the dole” and that they were relieved to find work through either public works programs or private employment.