Author Question: During the Great Depression, Asian Americans A. who were college educated generally weathered the ... (Read 146 times)

sam.t96 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

As a result of the Great Depression, social values in the United States

A. saw Americans embrace nearly any idea that was new or nontraditional.

B. saw the idea of individual initiative fall into disrepute.

C. saw most Americans turn against the traditional success ethic.

D. saw a majority of Americans question the future of democracy.

E. seemed to change relatively little.

Question 2

The economic pressures caused by the Great Depression

A. weakened the notion that a woman's proper place was in the home.

B. led the federal government to make it illegal for married women to work outside the home.

C. affected service and clerical positions held by women more than they affected jobs in heavy industry.

D. saw men move into jobs traditionally held by professional women.

E. forced most women out of the labor force.

Question 3

During the Great Depression, Asian Americans

A. who were college educated generally weathered the crisis fairly well.

B. were limited by law to low-paying jobs such as salesclerks and food servers.

C. had trouble competing for jobs with poor white migrants from the Midwest.

D. were generally able, unlike African Americans, to keep from losing their jobs to white Americans.

E. found it easier to move into mainstream professions.