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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. 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) 9 (c).
(b) 7 (a).
(c) 4 (b).
(d) 2 (d).
2. When the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act is approved, it also creates the National Youth Administration. By which of the following individuals is the NYA program run?
(a) James Moffett.
(b) George Biddle.
(c) Frances Perkins.
(d) Aubrey Williams.
3. 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) 38%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 80%.
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?
(a) Black Monday.
(b) Black Friday.
(c) Black Thursday.
(d) Black Wednesday.
5. How many people tuned in to their radios on March 12, 1933, to hear the first of Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats?
(a) 60 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 20 thousand.
(d) 100 thousand.
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 the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?
3. Pecora's investigation into the House of Morgan partners in May of 1933--and the subsequent income tax revelations--leads Congress to pass which of the following bills?
4. Which of the following individuals is a member of the "Brain Trust" and continues to serve as an adviser after the 1932 election, when that group disbands?
5. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the ways in which the Social Security Act of 1935 represented a new way of thinking in American history, as detailed in "One Third of a Nation."
2. 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.
3. What can be considered ironic about the state of mind of jobless workers in 1934, as discussed in the opening of "One Third of a Nation"?
4. Describe the violent labor strikes that took place around the country in 1934.
5. Explain what can be considered ironic about the speeches of Roosevelt and Hoover during the 1932 Presidential campaign.
6. What were the accomplishments of the Public Works Administration from 1933-1939?
7. What were the major provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, as discussed in "The Hundred Days' War"?
8. What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration created in 1935, and under what primary rule did it function?
9. In "Over the Top," what problem did the Liberty League have with Roosevelt's administration?
10. 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?
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