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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Ivar Kreuger.
(b) Ferdinand Pecora.
(c) Charles Mitchell.
(d) Albert Wiggin.

2. By the end of 1934, how much money has the government spent on relief for the unemployed?
(a) $1.5 trillion.
(b) $2 billion.
(c) $7 million.
(d) $62 million.

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?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 9 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

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

5. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?
(a) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) John Nance Garner.
(d) Melvin J. Traylor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?

2. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?

3. Which of the following pieces of legislation did Roosevelt not insist Congress pass before they adjourned in June of 1935?

4. On which of the following days in May of 1935 does the Supreme Court strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act in a 9-0 decision?

5. In which of the following cities does the American Federation of Labor hold its 1934 convention?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Secretary Wallace order the destruction of the cotton crop in 1933, and how were farmers compensated for their losses?

2. Describe the relationship between Roosevelt and Reverend Coughlin and how it changes from 1932-1934.

3. Describe the state of the nation by the spring of 1934, as discussed in "Over the Top."

4. What happened in the 1934 Congressional elections, and why was the result surprising?

5. Explain the political game Hoover tried to get Roosevelt to play in November and December of 1932 in regard to the Anglo-French war debt.

6. Explain Roosevelt's "Brain Trust" during the 1932 election and beyond.

7. What were the major provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, as discussed in "The Hundred Days' War"?

8. In "The Second Hundred Days," why are the New Dealers worried about the Supreme Court?

9. Explain how Roosevelt was finally able to collect enough delegates to make him the Democratic nominee for President in 1932.

10. Describe the nation's reaction to Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat on March 12, 1933.

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