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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 politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?
(a) Hugo Black.
(b) George Norris.
(c) Joe Martin.
(d) James Warburg.

2. When discussing his time as Governor, Leuchtenburg says that Roosevelt accomplishes gains in all but which of the following areas?
(a) Conservation.
(b) Immigration reform.
(c) Industrial welfare.
(d) Unemployment relief.

3. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?
(a) 282-249.
(b) 519-12.
(c) 472-59.
(d) 354-177.

4. The National Industrial Recovery Act, which Roosevelt signs on June 16, 1933, provides how much in funding for public works?
(a) $400 thousand.
(b) $1.5 million.
(c) $3.3 billion.
(d) $6.5 trillion.

5. When the social security bill goes to Congress in April of 1935, by what margin does it pass in the House of Representatives?
(a) 302-102.
(b) 256-148.
(c) 392-12.
(d) 371-33.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?

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

3. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accept the Democratic nomination for President after the 1932 convention?

4. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?

5. Just prior to the passage of the Rural Electrification Administration in May of 1935, for every 10 American farms how many are without electricity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the accomplishments of the Public Works Administration from 1933-1939?

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

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

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

5. What was the purpose of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), created in May of 1935, and what did this program accomplish?

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Secretary Wallace order the destruction of the cotton crop in 1933, and how were farmers compensated for their losses?

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