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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. 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?
(a) Economy Act.
(b) Wagner Act.
(c) Glass-Steagall Act.
(d) Gold Reserve Act.

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

3. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) New Mexico.

4. The quote from Harold Clurman at the beginning of "Winter of Despair" states that people could smell what in the air during the winter of 1932-33?
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Hope.
(d) Depression.

5. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?
(a) Oregon.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals had Roosevelt appointed as Governor of the Federal Reserve Board in 1934 who began pushing for a major banking bill in February of 1935?

2. Toward the end of "The Second Hundred Days" Roosevelt is forced to fire the head of the Tennessee Valley Authority. What was his name?

3. 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?

4. In his attempt to adapt the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the New Deal, Roosevelt puts a Texas banker in charge. What is that man's name?

5. During the summer of 1933 farmers uproot their cotton crop to prevent over-saturation of the market. How much do farmers collect for plowing up 10 million acres of cotton?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. Describe the attitudes of Wall Street businessmen in the early 1930s, as discussed in "Winter of Despair."

5. During the 1932 election, how badly did Herbert Hoover lose to Roosevelt?

6. Describe Hoover's problem with the Bonus Army situation as discussed in "The Politics of Hard Times."

7. 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"?

8. Discuss and explain the disparity between supply and demand in 1932.

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

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

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