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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One Third of a Nation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Iowa.

2. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?
(a) Amos.
(b) Shark.
(c) Dewey.
(d) Kingfish.

3. "Iron Age" reports during the summer of 1932 that steel plants are operating at what percent of their capacity?
(a) 74.
(b) 98.
(c) 52.
(d) 12.

4. Which of the following individuals switches California's votes to Roosevelt during the 1932 Democratic convention, thus making Roosevelt the Democratic candidate?
(a) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) Melvin J. Traylor.
(d) John Nance Garner.

5. Which of the following politicians is from Nebraska and leads the fight for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the first few months of 1933?
(a) George Norris.
(b) Joe Martin.
(c) James Warburg.
(d) Hugo Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Waiting for Lefty" opens, in which of the following cities is City Hall attacked by a mob of 6 thousand people?

2. In January of 1934 the first of a few challengers for Roosevelt springs up. What is the name of the challenger who proposes the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan?

3. During the Blue Eagle parade in New York City, Roosevelt remarks that there is a unity sweeping America that has not been seen since what year?

4. 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?

5. In June of 1934 President Roosevelt asks the Committee on Economic Security to develop a social security program. By which of the following individuals is the effort led?

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