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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 election of 1938, how many seats do Republicans pick up in the House of Representatives?
(a) 16.
(b) 81.
(c) 49.
(d) 72.

2. In response to Roosevelt's April request for a large-scale lend-spend program, in June 1938 Congress votes to approve how much for public works?
(a) $9.4 trillion.
(b) $860 thousand.
(c) $3.75 billion.
(d) $640 thousand.

3. In 1938, Phil La Follette launches a new national political party while speaking at the University of Washington. What is the name of the new party?
(a) National Progressives of America.
(b) Progressive Nationalists of America.
(c) Progressive Party.
(d) Nationalist Party.

4. In his review of Roosevelt's Presidency, Leuchtenburg mentions that which of the following executive orders went almost completely unnoticed but allowed the presidency to modernize?
(a) 7649.
(b) 8248.
(c) 5345.
(d) 3124.

5. In April 1939, Roosevelt makes one last attempt to avert war by asking Hitler and Mussolini to agree not to attack how many nations, listed by name?
(a) 31.
(b) 16.
(c) 8.
(d) 49.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals is the leader of the New Deal faction in the House of Representatives in 1937?

2. Which of the following individuals is called the "father of soil conservation" and is appointed to head the Soil Erosion Service in October of 1933?

3. Which of the following individuals comments toward the end of "A Sea of Troubles" that the "old Roosevelt magic has lost its kick"?

4. During the review of Roosevelt's Presidency, Leuchtenburg notes that how many trees were planted as a windbreak under Roosevelt?

5. Shortly after his January 1938 State of the Union Address Roosevelt meets with the head of U.S. Steel. What was his name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does Germany's success in Europe in the spring of 1940 have on Americans?

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

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

4. How does Roosevelt respond when the Soviet Union invades Finland?

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

6. Who opposed Roosevelt in the 1936 election, and how did he hope to win?

7. Describe the progress of Germany through Europe during the spring and summer of 1940, as discussed in "An End to Isolation."

8. In "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" how does Leuchtenburg say Roosevelt changed the way the President dealt with the press?

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

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

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