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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following pieces of legislation did Roosevelt not insist Congress pass before they adjourned in June of 1935?
(a) Wagner bill.
(b) Banking bill.
(c) Housing bill.
(d) Social Security.

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

3. 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?
(a) 4 (b).
(b) 7 (a).
(c) 9 (c).
(d) 2 (d).

4. Which of the following groups breaks with Roosevelt at its convention in May 1935 and renounces the New Deal?
(a) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
(c) U.S. Department of Defense.
(d) U.S. Department of Agriculture.

5. After the ordered destruction of the 1933 cotton crop, Americans are horrified when 6 million of which baby animal are next ordered to slaughter?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Cows.
(d) Sheep.

6. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?
(a) Union Pacific.
(b) Rock Island.
(c) Burlington Northern.
(d) New York Central.

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

8. When the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenancy Act is approved, it creates the Farm Security Administration to provide loans to farmers. In what year does this measure pass?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1935.

9. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 125 thousand.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 800 thousand.
(d) 13 million.

10. 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?
(a) John Edgerton of the National Association of Manufacturers.
(b) Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company.
(c) William Randolph Hearst of "The New York Journal".
(d) George Washington Hill of American Tobacco.

11. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?
(a) James Kieran.
(b) Samuel Rosenman.
(c) Raymond Moley.
(d) Basil O'Connor.

12. In the run up to the 1934 Congressional elections, John Garner guesses that Republicans will win how many seats in the House of Representatives?
(a) 37.
(b) 103.
(c) 74.
(d) 12.

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

14. When Secretary Wallace sends out a questionnaire to cotton farmers asking their opinion of compulsory crop reduction, he finds that what percentage favor the plan?
(a) 15%.
(b) 38%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 100%.

15. 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?
(a) Ferdinand Pecora.
(b) Ivar Kreuger.
(c) Charles Mitchell.
(d) Albert Wiggin.

Short Answer 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?

2. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accept the Democratic nomination for President after the 1932 convention?

3. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?

4. 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?

5. In "One Third of a Nation" Congress approves the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. In which year does this act pass?

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