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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. Chamber of Commerce.
(b) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(d) U.S. Department of Defense.

2. As "One Third of a Nation" closes, Harry Hopkins writes that even if prosperity returns to America at least how many will still be unemployed?
(a) 600 thousand.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 200 thousand.
(d) 12 million.

3. In "The Second Hundred Days" Leuchtenburg notes that because of the Rural Electrification Administration, for every 10 American farms how many have electricity by 1950?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

4. What is the name of the popular radio pastor in "Waiting for Lefty" who first supports Roosevelt but begins to waver soon after the election?
(a) Reverend Coughlin.
(b) Reverend Short.
(c) Reverend Gabriel.
(d) Reverend Morgan.

5. Which of the following pieces of legislation did Roosevelt not insist Congress pass before they adjourned in June of 1935?
(a) Banking bill.
(b) Housing bill.
(c) Social Security.
(d) Wagner bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the ordered destruction of the 1933 cotton crop, Americans are horrified when 6 million of which baby animal are next ordered to slaughter?

2. When the social security bill goes to Congress in April of 1935, by what margin does it pass in the House of Representatives?

3. Approximately how many schools were either built or improved by the Works Progress Administration in "One Third of a Nation"?

4. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. What happened in the 1934 Congressional elections, and why was the result surprising?

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

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