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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Waiting for Lefty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Winter of Despair," U.S. Steel employed 225,000 full-time workers in 1929. How many employees are full time by April of 1933?
(a) 0.
(b) 225.
(c) 975.
(d) 120,000.

2. In the summer of 1934 the Industrial Association decides to break a strike using force in which of the following port cities?
(a) New York.
(b) Houston.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New Orleans.

3. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?
(a) 2.
(b) 31.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

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

5. What is the name of the political organization Huey Long founds in January of 1934?
(a) Down With Roosevelt.
(b) Share Our Wealth.
(c) Blue Eagles.
(d) Moving Forward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pecora's investigation into the House of Morgan partners in May of 1933--and the subsequent income tax revelations--leads Congress to pass which of the following bills?

2. Toward the end of his term, Hoover orders a Senate investigation into the financial crisis. Which of the following men is chosen to lead this investigation?

3. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?

4. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?

5. As more and more American workers organize themselves into labor unions in 1933-35, Roosevelt is faced with having to decide what which provision of the National Industrial Recovery Act actually means?

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