AMH COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Charlie became an American business owner in the 1920s. How will
the economic circumstances leading up to the stock market crash affect
the success of Charlie's business?.
Answer: Charlie's business will likely prosper due to increased spending,
consumer demand, little government regulation, and public optimism.
●● What two underlying weaknesses in the economy resulted in the
Great Depression?.
Answer: questionable banking practices and poor income distribution
●● Which group protested to the government to have their goods sold in
surplus on the world market?.
Answer: farmers
●● What bill did Senator Robert Wagner of New York endorse to fund
state and local public works projects?.
Answer: The Emergency Relief and Construction Act
●● Which of the following is an effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?.
, Answer: decreased international trade and closing markets to American
manufacturers
●● What was President Hoover's initial response to the Great
Depression?.
Answer: Hoover's initial response was to limit government assistance
and encourage volunteerism.
●● How did the Dust Bowl impact the rural banking system?.
Answer: Country banks closed due to their inability to fund farms and
mortgages and were swallowed up by larger banks.
●● What was the result of the Scottsboro Boys trial in the early 1930s?.
Answer: Once the trial went to the Supreme Court, they ruled that the
case had violated the boys' Fourteenth Amendment and denied them
adequate legal representation or a fair trial.
●● Which challenge is unique to farmers during the Great Depression?.
Answer: low crop prices
●● How did the Great Depression impact women?.
Answer: Women faced unemployment, as they were expected to take
care of their family and rely on their husbands.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Charlie became an American business owner in the 1920s. How will
the economic circumstances leading up to the stock market crash affect
the success of Charlie's business?.
Answer: Charlie's business will likely prosper due to increased spending,
consumer demand, little government regulation, and public optimism.
●● What two underlying weaknesses in the economy resulted in the
Great Depression?.
Answer: questionable banking practices and poor income distribution
●● Which group protested to the government to have their goods sold in
surplus on the world market?.
Answer: farmers
●● What bill did Senator Robert Wagner of New York endorse to fund
state and local public works projects?.
Answer: The Emergency Relief and Construction Act
●● Which of the following is an effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?.
, Answer: decreased international trade and closing markets to American
manufacturers
●● What was President Hoover's initial response to the Great
Depression?.
Answer: Hoover's initial response was to limit government assistance
and encourage volunteerism.
●● How did the Dust Bowl impact the rural banking system?.
Answer: Country banks closed due to their inability to fund farms and
mortgages and were swallowed up by larger banks.
●● What was the result of the Scottsboro Boys trial in the early 1930s?.
Answer: Once the trial went to the Supreme Court, they ruled that the
case had violated the boys' Fourteenth Amendment and denied them
adequate legal representation or a fair trial.
●● Which challenge is unique to farmers during the Great Depression?.
Answer: low crop prices
●● How did the Great Depression impact women?.
Answer: Women faced unemployment, as they were expected to take
care of their family and rely on their husbands.
