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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 1938, which of the following individuals wages a white-supremacy campaign in his home state of South Carolina to the disgust of Roosevelt and the New Dealers?
(a) Aubrey Williams.
(b) Harry Hopkins.
(c) John O'Connor.
(d) Cotton Ed Smith.

2. 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) 49.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 31.

3. 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) February 5.
(d) January 7.

4. Which of the following individuals is the Assistant Attorney General who blames monopolists for the recession in December 1937?
(a) Leon Henderson.
(b) Robert Jackson.
(c) Arthur Salter.
(d) Myron Taylor.

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) 65,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 9,700.
(d) 120,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following dates in 1939 do the Nazis sign a pact with the Soviet Union?

2. Which of the following individuals notes in the opening of "Stalemate" that the Democratic party is hopelessly divided?

3. On October 11, 1938, Roosevelt announced a build up for how much to American armaments, a response to a speech by Hitler?

4. In "A Sea of Troubles," which of the following individuals is the hero of the antimonopolists who was reported to have predicted a recession within 6 months in 1937?

5. The loss of which pilot at sea causes the "New Republic" publication to ask that the government prevent citizens from engaging in this sort of useless exploit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. Why, in spite of a sticky mid-term election season, did Roosevelt still consider the 1938 elections a success for his administration?

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

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

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

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