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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. Which of the following groups breaks with Roosevelt at its convention in May 1935 and renounces the New Deal?
(a) U.S. Department of Defense.
(b) U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(c) U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
(d) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

3. In Roosevelt's speech at the beginning of "The Hundred Days' War" he states that the nation is not stricken by any plague of which of the following pests?
(a) Rats.
(b) Gophers.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Locusts.

4. In January of 1934 the first of a few challengers for Roosevelt springs up. What is the name of the challenger who proposes the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan?
(a) Frank Walsh.
(b) Milo Reno.
(c) Homer Martin.
(d) Francis Townsend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leuchtenburg describes an incident where about 50 people fight over a barrel of garbage left at the back door of a restaurant. In which city does this take place?

2. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?

3. By which of the following months in 1934 has Roosevelt grown tired of the new head of the Recovery Administration and secured that person's resignation?

4. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. In "Over the Top," what problem did the Liberty League have with Roosevelt's administration?

4. 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.

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

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

7. Explain the financial chaos Roosevelt found himself faced with when he first took office in March, 1933.

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

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

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

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