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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Winter of Despair" mentions all but which of the following individuals as progressives who oppose deficit spending?
2. Justice Louis Brandeis tells Roosevelt in 1935 that he must return to regulated competition, the "little unit." To which other president had Brandeis given this advice?
3. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
4. When asked why he kept a family going on credit, a Philadelphia storekeeper told a reporter that there were how many children in the family's house with no shoes?
5. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the nation's reaction to Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat on March 12, 1933.
2. Discuss the ways in which the Social Security Act of 1935 represented a new way of thinking in American history, as detailed in "One Third of a Nation."
3. What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration created in 1935, and under what primary rule did it function?
4. In "The Politics of Hard Times," why was the Republican party sure to lose the 1932 election?
5. In "Over the Top," what problem did the Liberty League have with Roosevelt's administration?
6. Explain the Old Age Revolving Pensions proposal put forth by Doctor Townsend, as discussed in "Waiting for Lefty."
7. Explain how Roosevelt was finally able to collect enough delegates to make him the Democratic nominee for President in 1932.
8. What was the "death sentence" in the holding company bill that was supposed to go into effect on January 1, 1940 but which was ultimately defeated?
9. Describe the violent labor strikes that took place around the country in 1934.
10. Explain what the Wagner Act of 1935 was intended to accomplish.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the problems faced by Herbert Hoover and the Republican party in the 1932 Presidential election. Be sure to include supporting information and detail from the text.
Essay Topic 2
In a well-developed essay, cite and discuss three examples of instances where Eleanor Roosevelt influenced her husband's administration and arguably made his job easier. Be sure to defend your examples and to include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss two major components of America's isolationist attitude in the mid-1930s. Present the reason and logic behind this attitude and be sure to include supporting information from the text.
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