What Did Hoover's Observation During the Depth of the Depression

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Multiple Choice

What did Hoover's observation during the depth of the Depression that "many persons left their jobs for the more profitable one of selling apples" indicate?

• A) Industrial wages during the time were so low that many people did not consider employment worthwhile.
• B) Compared to the plight of the cities, farms and orchards were remarkably prosperous.
• C) The Great Depression had resulted in a complete breakdown of all market infrastructures.
• D) President Hoover had grown increasingly out of touch with the economic reality of Americans.

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Definitions:

Boyle's Law

A gas law stating that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.

Henry's Law

A gas law that states the amount of dissolved gas in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid, provided the temperature is constant.

Dalton's Law

A principle stating that in a mixture of non-reacting gases, the total pressure exerted is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases.

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