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The Coming Of Depression In South Carolina
Test Description: Standard indicator 8-6.3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did the U.S. export food during the war years?
A
To avoid destruction by the boll weevil
B
To feed their troops and war-torn Europe
C
To earn more money to fight the war
D
To increase exposure for their products
2) How did SC benefit from helping the U.S. meet wartime needs?
A
The population grew
B
There was a decline in production
C
The state experienced a brief period of prosperity
D
There was an increase in the state's popularity
3) How were SC farmers affected when Europeans were able to resume feeding their own populations after the war?
A
There was no change in their circumstances
B
Demand for their crops plunged along with prices
C
They lost only a small portion of Europe's business
D
They found other countries to share their products with
4) In some years, the boll weevil was so destructive it destroyed what amount of crops?
A
one-fifth
B
one-half
C
one-third
D
one-fourth
5) By the 1920s, which crop was no longer grown in the Lowcountry?
A
rice
B
tobacco
C
cotton
D
indigo
6) Why was it difficult for farmers to make payments on their loans?
A
They made investments in the stock market
B
Banks foreclosed on delinquent mortgages
C
Farms were taken by the state for unpaid taxes
D
Plunging prices for increasingly lower crop yields
7) Which of the following was not an outcome for farmers dispossessed from the land?
A
They became sharecroppers or tenant farmers
B
They left to seek factory jobs in the North
C
Some moved to mill towns to find work in textiles
D
Some went west to join the Pony Express
8) Why did international competition also increase during this period?
A
Foreign companies were producing a better product
B
More foreign companies entered the market in the U.S.
C
Tariffs that had protected domestic textile were reduced
D
Tariffs that protected domestic textiles were eliminated
9) What improvements did mill owners make to living conditions in the villages?
A
They added electricity and running water
B
They allowed mill workers to put more on credit at the mill village store
C
They built better housing
D
They built better schools
10) How did mill owners attempt to combat economic competition and increase their profit?
A
They used the stretch-out where workers were used to run a larger number of machines
B
They paid workers more money to provide an incentive to work harder
C
They hired more workers to increase the mills productivity
D
They used methods like the speed-up where workers were asked to work multiple machines
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