What Prompted as Many as 200,000 American Citizens to Leave

question 43

Multiple Choice

What prompted as many as 200,000 American citizens to leave the country during the Great Depression?

• A) They sought exile in the Soviet Union, where they hoped economic planning would bring about prosperity more quickly.
• B) They returned to their home countries in Europe, frustrated with the lack of economic opportunity in the United States.
• C) Some children had little choice as they went with their Mexican-born parents to Mexico.
• D) These Americans often traveled to Latin America, trying to promote the policies of the New Deal.

Recognize the just-world phenomenon and its implications on victim perception.

Identify various social influences on aggression.

Grasp the scapegoat theory and its social implications.

Understand gender perceptions and their societal impacts.

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Definitions:

Exogenously

Originating from outside; determined by external factors not within the system.

Endogenously

Originating or produced from within a system, indicating a factor that is internal to an economic model or process.

Natural Rate

The unemployment rate at which the economy operates at full employment, where inflation is stable without accelerating.

Unemployment

A situation where individuals who are capable of working and are actively seeking a job are unable to find employment.