Question 1

The transcontinental railroads were completed in the 25 years

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A)  before the Civil War.
B)  after the Civil War.
C)  after 1890.
D)  after the 20th century began.

Question 2

Farms with sales of more than $250,000 account for __________ percent of U.S.agricultural sales.

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Question 3

Which is the most accurate statement?

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A)  Our trade deficit is at a record level and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
B)  The economic response to the attacks on 9/11 was similar to the economic response to the attack of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
C)  The United States economy is almost self-sufficient.
D)  The year 2001 was one of the best in terms of economic performance for the United States.

Question 4

During World War II,_______ percent of our nation's output was devoted to the war effort.

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Question 5

Which statement is true?

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A)  The number of people living on family farms has been increasing in recent years.
B)  Most farm subsidy payments go to large corporate farms.
C)  Our huge agricultural surpluses have completely eliminated starvation in this country.
D)  None of the statements are true.

Question 6

Statement I.The late 1940s and the 1950s were one big construction boom.
Statement II.The Japanese had captured nearly 20 percent of the U.S.car market by the early 1950s.

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A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 7

During World War II,the federal government instituted ______________ to keep down inflation.

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Question 8

Which is the most accurate statement about the recessions we have had since World War II?

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A)  They have all been very mild.
B)  They have all been very severe.
C)  Three have been very severe.
D)  None have been severe.

Question 9

The economic recovery program begun by the Roosevelt Administration to end the Great Depression was known as the ____________________.

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Question 10

In the early 1950s the two new factors that stimulated our economy were ___________ and ___________.

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Question 11

Which statement is true?

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A)  There was a great deal of stagflation in the 1960s.
B)  We had full employment for most of the 1980s.
C)  We have had twelve recessions since the beginning of 1945.
D)  None of the choices are true.

Question 12

The bursting of the __________ market was largely responsible for setting off the Great Recession.

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Question 13

The longest and most severe of these recessions was in

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A)  2007 - 2009.
B)  1990-1991.
C)  1960-1961.
D)  1953-1954.

Question 14

The "Okies" were associated with each of these EXCEPT

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A)  the Dust Bowl.
B)  John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
C)  the Great Depression.
D)  the rust belt.

Question 15

The highest unemployment rate we experienced since the Great Depression was in

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A)  1973.
B)  1982.
C)  1990.
D)  2001.

Question 16

Henry Leland

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A)  was the first automobile producer to use the movable assembly line.
B)  was the first automobile producer to manufacture a standardized engine with interchangeable parts.
C)  sold millions of cars at a small unit of profit that allowed his company to dominate the industry.
D)  all of the choices are true.

Question 17

The Great Depression began in

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A)  the second half of 1929.
B)  the middle of 1930.
C)  early 1932.
D)  march 1933.
E)  may 1937.

Question 18

From 1865 to 1900,the production of wheat,corn,and cotton

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A)  increased much more slowly than population growth.
B)  increased somewhat more slowly than population growth.
C)  increased at about the same pace as population growth.
D)  increased faster than population growth.

Question 19

The worst recession since the Great Depression occurred in the years _______ to _________.

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Question 20

Since the beginning of 1945 there have been ________ recessions in the United States.

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