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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 the summer of 1934 the Industrial Association decides to break a strike using force in which of the following port cities?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Houston.

2. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?
(a) Labor.
(b) Power.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Balance.

3. 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?
(a) 975.
(b) 0.
(c) 225.
(d) 120,000.

4. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?
(a) 23.
(b) 49.
(c) 38.
(d) 14.

5. 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) William Randolph Hearst of "The New York Journal".
(c) George Washington Hill of American Tobacco.
(d) John Edgerton of the National Association of Manufacturers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "The Hundred Days' War," how long does it take after Roosevelt's inauguration for the country to shift from apathy to expectation?

2. 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?

3. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?

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

5. Justice Louis Brandeis tells Roosevelt in 1935 that he must return to regulated competition, the "little unit." To which other president had Brandeis given this advice?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Discuss the conflict between "wets" and "drys" during the 1932 campaign and the effect on the Democratic platform.

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

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

5. Explain what can be considered ironic about the speeches of Roosevelt and Hoover during the 1932 Presidential campaign.

6. 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"?

7. Explain the results of the Senate investigation ordered by Hoover toward the end of his term, led by Ferdinand Pecora.

8. 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."

9. Explain the Old Age Revolving Pensions proposal put forth by Doctor Townsend, as discussed in "Waiting for Lefty."

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

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