An example of what the economist and social historian Thorstein Veblen meant by "conspicuous consumption" is:
a) an immigrant's purchase of bread.
b) Mrs. Bradley Martin's Costume Ball.
c) John D. Rockefeller's purchase of a competing company.
d) the social welfare services of European nations like Germany.
Answer: B
US History
- The _______ challenged Franklin Roosevelt during the 1944 presidential election.
- Which best describes Governor Coke Stevenson's attitude toward blacks?
- ______ was the scene of a violent race riot in 1943.
- Which of the following industries did not thrive in Texas during WWII?
- German prisoners of war held in Texas:
- Though also on border patrol duty, the Civil Air Patrol monitored ___________ during the war.
- _______ commanded the US Pacific fleet after the Pearl Harbor attack.
- Besides Doris Miller,________________ was the other African American from Texas who earned the Navy Cross during WWII.
- Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs:
- Soon after the Pearl Harbor attack:
- Before running for governor, Pappy O'Daniel was a:
- Though it remained largely ineffective as a means of helping larges numbers of poor farmers, Congress transformed the Resettlement Administration in the ________ in 1937.
- The National Recovery Administration attempted to establish minimum wages and prices through a series of:
- Among other responsibilities, the National Youth Administration:
- Which of the following is true about the Civilian Conservation Corps?
- The Dust Bowl was centered near:
- Franklin Roosevelt's first action as president was to:
- In 1932, _________ took advantage of discontent with Ross Sterling's administration to narrowly defeat him in the Democratic primary for governor.
- A major conflict developed in the East Texas oil fields in the 1930's over:
- _____ succeeded Dan Moody as governor in 1930.
- Dan Moody:
- ______ was the young attorney general who ran an anti-corruption campaign against Miriam Ferguson and ended up defeating her in the 1926 Democratic Party primary.
- After Miriam Ferguson's election as governor in 1924, the KKK:
- The election of Miriam Ferguson as governor in 1924:
- The Ku Klux Klan: