37. With prices such as seven cents for a bushel of corn, a dime for a bushel of oats, and a nickel for a pound of cotton, farmers faced the threat of    A. Raising too much produce.      B. Foreclosures as they could not afford their mortgage payments.    C. Competition from imported farm produce.  D. None of these

Section II Reading assignment questions. Questions #31-39 are based on the essay The Cruelest Year.  Read each question and select the best answer. 31. According to British economist John Maynard Keynes, the level of human suffering and anguish during the Great Depression was comparable to which A. World War I. B. Dante’s Inferno. C. The Dark Ages. D. This 1302 history course.

25. The idealized role for a woman in the 1950s was that of a(n)  a. Factory worker.   b. Housewife.  c. Corporate executive.  d. Alcoholic drug addict.

21. An effect World War II had on American society was that it influenced not only the American diet but also introduced ideas for future national infrastructure projects.

16. The “zoot suit” riots of 1943:A.  were a series of fashion shows in Hollywood.B. involved Mexican immigrants fighting with blacks in Los Angeles.C. involved autoworkers in Detroit.D. highlighted the limits of racial tolerance during World War II.E. highlighted the growing acceptance of Mexicans in southern California.

14. No one in the nation had an actual answer how to end the Great Depression until World War II started.

17. Women working in defense industries during the war:A. were viewed as permanent workers after the war, so long as they did a good job.B. made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.C. had little impact on the war effort.D. were small in number, as most women took clerical work or joined the military service as nurses.E. were all young, single women who left their jobs once they got married.

5. While Europeans continued to see the automobile as a luxury good, mass production made the car an affordable item for the average American family.

27. One reason for the baby boom in post-World War II years can be traced to    a. A lack of birth control.  b. Sex, drugs, and rock & roll.   c. Couples marrying younger and starting families earlier.  d. None of these.

The frequency spectrum of a signal that is sampled at a rate of 1000 samples/sec is obtained by DFT. What must be the minimum frame length (observation window) in samples for processing if you want to get a frequency resolution of 2 Hz for the spectrum?