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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) 81.
(b) 72.
(c) 16.
(d) 49.

2. When trying to decide whether or not to run for reelection in 1940, Roosevelt rejects all but which of the following possible Democratic candidates?
(a) John Garner.
(b) Jim Farley.
(c) Cordell Hull.
(d) James Murray.

3. When discussing Roosevelt's disability, Leuchtenburg mentions that the President has been unable to walk unassisted since which year?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1914.

4. When discussing how to justify Roosevelt's war policy to the American people, General Marshall points out that the US has only how many planes available?
(a) 350.
(b) 75.
(c) 102.
(d) 160.

5. As "A Farewell to Arms" opens, which of the following Senators states that the League of Nations is "nothing more than a cog in the military machine of Europe"?
(a) David Reay.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) William Borah.
(d) Cordell Hull.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the Fair Labor Standards Act, Leuchtenburg states that in New England shoe factory workers average only how much pay per year?

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

3. In May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Compare Roosevelt's attitude toward further spending with that of Congress in late 1937, as discussed in "Stalemate."

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

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

6. Explain the Neutrality Act signed by Congress in 1935 and what it was intended to accomplish.

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

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

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

10. In the early part of 1938, why did Roosevelt seem to prefer allowing the economic gurus to argue around him rather than making any solid decisions about economic policy?

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