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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. When Roosevelt asks Congress for legislation to regulate the Stock Exchange in February of 1934, which of the following men--President of the Stock Exchange--is outraged?
(a) James Forrestal.
(b) Richard Whitney.
(c) John Raskob.
(d) Henry Morgenthau.

2. "An End to Isolation" states that by the end of 1940 America has worked out defense agreements with all but which of the South American nations?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Chile.
(c) Peru.
(d) Brazil.

3. "The New Deal at High Tide" mentions that during the Dust Bowl the temperature in Vinita, Oklahoma, was over one hundred degrees for how many days straight?
(a) 35.
(b) 22.
(c) 31.
(d) 12.

4. In May of 1933, Roosevelt announces his choice to head the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Which of the following individuals does Roosevelt pick?
(a) Robert Sherwood.
(b) Joseph E. Davis.
(c) Peggy Bacon.
(d) Harry Hopkins.

5. After the Soviet invasion of Finland in November 1939, Roosevelt is disgusted and lends the Fins how much money?
(a) $12 thousand.
(b) $184 million.
(c) $25 thousand.
(d) $10 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?

2. What is the name of the political organization Huey Long founds in January of 1934?

3. In response to Roosevelt's April request for a large-scale lend-spend program, in June 1938 Congress votes to approve how much for public works?

4. Which of the following business executives laments in October of 1930 that the real blame for the financial crisis lay with the irresponsible--and now unemployed--populace?

5. Which of the following individuals laments in "Stalemate" that Thomas Jefferson would not have spoken to the Democrats?

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