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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 his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?
(a) 60.
(b) 80.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

2. On Memorial Day in 1937, in which of the following cities do police kill ten strikers at a steel plant?
(a) Houston.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

3. On which of the following dates in 1939 do the Nazis sign a pact with the Soviet Union?
(a) September 4.
(b) November 6.
(c) March 19.
(d) August 24.

4. On which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt send Congress his design to reorganize the Supreme Court?
(a) January 21.
(b) February 19.
(c) January 7.
(d) February 5.

5. 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) $3.75 billion.
(b) $860 thousand.
(c) $9.4 trillion.
(d) $640 thousand.

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. Which of the following authors writes in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" that "religion is not a substitute for economic planning"?

3. The exploits of which of the following individuals in 1933 and 34 convinces Americans that better federal action was needed in law enforcement?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following individuals--a former Roosevelt supporter--indicates toward the end of "Stalemate" that he doesn't really want anything further to do with the President?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Explain the result of Roosevelt's 1937 attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court.

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

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

10. 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?

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