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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between September and December of 1937, how many people are laid off when the economy suddenly cracks?
(a) 800 thousand.
(b) 7 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 250 thousand.

2. "Winter of Despair" mentions all but which of the following individuals as progressives who oppose deficit spending?
(a) Robert La Follette.
(b) Bernard Baruch.
(c) Robert Wagner.
(d) Fiorello La Guardia.

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

4. In which of the following cities does the American Federation of Labor hold its 1934 convention?
(a) New York.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Atlanta.

5. As "Over the Top" concludes, Leuchtenburg reports that by the spring of 1934 there were twice as many men working as the year before in which city?
(a) Detroit.
(b) New York.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In response to Roosevelt's 1937 attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following justices retires?

2. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?

3. According to "The Hundred Days' War," how long does it take after Roosevelt's inauguration for the country to shift from apathy to expectation?

4. In May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?

5. How long does it take for the Senate to approve the Neutrality Act signed on August 31, 1935?

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