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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 March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?
(a) 306-202.
(b) 199-189.
(c) 274-111.
(d) 201-140.

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

3. When Maxim Litvinov, the Soviet representative, arrives in the US in 1933 he is given a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. All but which of the following executive groups attend?
(a) Liberty League.
(b) House of Morgan.
(c) Pennsylvania Railroad.
(d) Chase National Bank.

4. After the 1936 farm law proves unworkable, Wallace resists attempts to deregulate production in the hopes of being like which of the following Old Testament characters?
(a) Luke.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Mark.
(d) John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals is a reporter who remarks that Roosevelt seems far more serene than European leaders in the beginning of "The New Deal at High Tide"?

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

3. Which of the following individuals is a publisher who asks Roosevelt for a "breathing spell" at the close of the 1935 Congressional session?

4. Which of the following individuals is the Assistant Attorney General who blames monopolists for the recession in December 1937?

5. Which of the following individuals takes care of all White House mail up until Roosevelt's presidency?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the change in American business after the New Deal labor programs, as discussed in Leuchtenburg's review of Roosevelt's presidency.

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

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

4. What was Mrs. Roosevelt's opinion of the New Deal, as discussed at the end of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect"?

5. In "A Farewell to Arms," why does Roosevelt find such resistance when he attempts to alert America to the happenings in Germany and other parts of the world?

6. According to the beginning of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" how have things changed in America between 1932 and 1936?

7. Why did the economic recovery suddenly crash in the last few months of 1937?

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

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

10. In "The Fascist Challenge" why does fascism begin to look attractive to some Americans?

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