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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. In which of the following cities does "Winter of Despair" say unpaid teachers faint in their classrooms due to lack of food?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Portland.

3. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?
(a) 2.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 31.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In the summer of 1934 the Industrial Association decides to break a strike using force in which of the following port cities?

4. Which of the following individuals considers himself the founder of the Federal Reserve Board and strongly disagrees with the February 1935 banking bill?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Politics of Hard Times," why was the Republican party sure to lose the 1932 election?

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

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

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

5. According to "Over the Top," why did some people consider the National Recovery Administration (NRA) a failure?

6. What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration created in 1935, and under what primary rule did it function?

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

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

9. What was the "death sentence" in the holding company bill that was supposed to go into effect on January 1, 1940 but which was ultimately defeated?

10. What was the labor problem anticipated during the 1930s, as discussed in "Winter of Despair"?

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