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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 May 1940, General Marshall wants a force of at least how many soldiers?
(a) 8 thousand.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 12 thousand.
(d) 5 million.

2. Which of the following individuals proposes a federal wages and hours law in May 1937?
(a) Walton Hamilton.
(b) Joseph O'Mahoney.
(c) Thurman Arnold.
(d) Hugo Black.

3. Which of the following individuals is chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it is created in 1938?
(a) Frank Murpy.
(b) Martin Dies.
(c) James A. Farley.
(d) Noah Mason.

4. Which of the following individuals comments toward the end of "A Sea of Troubles" that the "old Roosevelt magic has lost its kick"?
(a) Bernard De Voto.
(b) Hugh Johnson.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Tommy Corcoran.

5. According to "A Sea of Troubles," how many residents of Cleveland go without food or clothing relief during the first six days of 1938?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 65,000.
(d) 9,700.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" which of the following composers cancels a Pittsburgh performance because the theater owners are violating a union contract?

2. In March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?

3. For the 1940 campaign, who does Roosevelt pick as his new running mate?

4. On December 12, 1937, Japanese war planes bomb which of the following US naval vessels anchored in the Yangtse harbor?

5. When, in early 1935, Roosevelt urges Congress to approve entry into the World Court, he does not count on the outcry raised by all but which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In February of 1937, why did Roosevelt set out to reorganize the Supreme Court?

2. How does Roosevelt get around the Congressional issues over the lease of destroyers to England in "An End to Isolation"?

3. What was the result of the Trade Agreements Act in 1934?

4. What is Roosevelt's reaction to his fall at the Democratic Convention in 1936, and how did that reaction differ from his usual attitude about his disability?

5. What role did Mrs. Roosevelt play in her husband's administration, as discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide"?

6. What is the soil problem discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide" and how is it resolved?

7. What is the German response when Roosevelt asks Hitler and Mussolini for their pledge in 1939 not to attack thirty-one nations?

8. Explain the problems with the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in June 1938.

9. What is the purpose of the Temporary National Economic Committee, created in 1938?

10. Explain the creation of and the focus of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it was created in 1938.

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