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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In his attempt to adapt the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the New Deal, Roosevelt puts a Texas banker in charge. What is that man's name?
2. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?
3. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?
4. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?
5. When the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenancy Act is approved, it creates the Farm Security Administration to provide loans to farmers. In what year does this measure pass?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Over the Top," what problem did the Liberty League have with Roosevelt's administration?
2. Why did Secretary Wallace order the destruction of the cotton crop in 1933, and how were farmers compensated for their losses?
3. In "The Politics of Hard Times," why was the Republican party sure to lose the 1932 election?
4. Discuss the ways in which the Social Security Act of 1935 represented a new way of thinking in American history, as detailed in "One Third of a Nation."
5. What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration created in 1935, and under what primary rule did it function?
6. Explain Roosevelt's "Brain Trust" during the 1932 election and beyond.
7. In "The Second Hundred Days," why are the New Dealers worried about the Supreme Court?
8. Describe the attitudes of Wall Street businessmen in the early 1930s, as discussed in "Winter of Despair."
9. According to "Over the Top," why did some people consider the National Recovery Administration (NRA) a failure?
10. Describe the nation's reaction to Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat on March 12, 1933.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a well-developed essay, discuss the change in the American attitude and spirit from the Roaring 20s into the early 1930s as described by Leuchtenburg.
Essay Topic 2
In a well-developed essay, compare and contrast the three elections in which Roosevelt is a candidate for President. What kind of campaign does he run in 1932? 1936? 1940? How does the country's response to him differ during each campaign? Include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the impact of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) on the nation in 1935. How did this program change life for Americans? What does the REA have in common with the modern push to increase broadband internet access to rural areas? Include supporting information from the text and outside research if necessary.
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