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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 individuals says in 1938 that "it is always best and safest to count on nothing from the Americans but words in reference to European conflict?
(a) Maury Maverick.
(b) Neville Chamberlain.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Charles Beard.

2. During the review of Roosevelt's Presidency, Leuchtenburg notes that how many trees were planted as a windbreak under Roosevelt?
(a) 150 thousand.
(b) 600 thousand.
(c) 200 million.
(d) 800 billion.

3. How many deutsche marks are Jews in Germany fined by the Nazis after a young Polish Jew murders the third secretary of the German Embassy in Paris in November of 1938.
(a) 6 thousand.
(b) 500 thousand.
(c) 4 billion.
(d) 1 billion.

4. In "A Sea of Troubles," which of the following individuals is the hero of the antimonopolists who was reported to have predicted a recession within 6 months in 1937?
(a) Arthur Salter.
(b) Leon Henderson.
(c) Myron Taylor.
(d) Robert Jackson.

5. Which of the following individuals is the most dominant figure in the Temporary National Economic Committee created in "Stalemate"?
(a) Joseph O'Mahoney.
(b) Thurman Arnold.
(c) Hugo Black.
(d) Walton Hamilton.

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

7. Which of the following individuals is quoted in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" as saying the New Deal was a revolutionary response to a revolutionary situation?
(a) Raymond Moley.
(b) Walter Pierce.
(c) Ferdinand Lundberg.
(d) Carl Degler.

8. In his review of Roosevelt's Presidency, Leuchtenburg mentions that which of the following executive orders went almost completely unnoticed but allowed the presidency to modernize?
(a) 8248.
(b) 3124.
(c) 7649.
(d) 5345.

9. In 1936 Roosevelt speaks at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. As he makes his way onto the stage, he falls while trying to shake the hand of which individual?
(a) Edwin Markham.
(b) William Phillips.
(c) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(d) Roy Howard.

10. During the 1936 campaign, how much money do labor unions contribute to Roosevelt under the leadership of Republican John L. Lewis?
(a) $140,000.
(b) $770,000.
(c) $560,000.
(d) $320,000.

11. In April 1939, Roosevelt makes one last attempt to avert war by asking Hitler and Mussolini to agree not to attack how many nations, listed by name?
(a) 49.
(b) 31.
(c) 16.
(d) 8.

12. As "The Fascist Challenge" opens, Leuchtenburg mentions that which of the following individuals is the civil liberty suppressing mayor of Jersey City?
(a) Jackson Day.
(b) Felix Frankfurter.
(c) Frank Hague.
(d) William Douglas.

13. In March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?
(a) 199-189.
(b) 274-111.
(c) 201-140.
(d) 306-202.

14. When discussing Roosevelt's disability, Leuchtenburg mentions that the President has been unable to walk unassisted since which year?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1932.

15. As "A Sea of Troubles" opens, on which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt deliver his second Inaugural Address?
(a) January 7.
(b) February 5.
(c) February 19.
(d) January 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following authors writes in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" that "religion is not a substitute for economic planning"?

3. On which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt send Congress his design to reorganize the Supreme Court?

4. Leuchtenburg states in "The Fascist Challenge" that in September 1938 tension is building in all but which of the following cities?

5. The exploits of which of the following individuals in 1933 and 34 convinces Americans that better federal action was needed in law enforcement?

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