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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fascist Challenge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?
(a) Flood.
(b) Drought.
(c) Fire.
(d) Tornado.

2. When discussing Roosevelt's personality Leuchtenburg mentions that every part of Roosevelt's life seems to have a public quality, including his dog of what name?
(a) Moley.
(b) Ross.
(c) Fala.
(d) Tugwell.

3. After founding his political organization, in which of the following states does Huey Long successfully rally a crowd of farmers in the spring of 1935?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Louisiana.

4. During the 1932 Presidential primary race, which of the following candidates can not appear at the Democratic convention because of a run on his Chicago bank?
(a) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) Melvin J. Traylor.
(d) John Nance Garner.

5. Shortly after his January 1938 State of the Union Address Roosevelt meets with the head of U.S. Steel. What was his name?
(a) Myron Taylor.
(b) Robert Jackson.
(c) Arthur Salter.
(d) Leon Henderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?

2. On which of the following dates in 1939 do the Nazis sign a pact with the Soviet Union?

3. During the 1936 campaign, how much money do labor unions contribute to Roosevelt under the leadership of Republican John L. Lewis?

4. As "One Third of a Nation" closes, Harry Hopkins writes that even if prosperity returns to America at least how many will still be unemployed?

5. After successfully forcing one justice to retire by attempting to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following individuals does Roosevelt appoint to fill the vacancy?

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