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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. 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?
2. When discussing Roosevelt's disability, Leuchtenburg mentions that the President has been unable to walk unassisted since which year?
3. 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?
4. When Germany makes its move in 1940, how long does it take for the Nazis to drive British troops out of France?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role did Mrs. Roosevelt play in her husband's administration, as discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide"?
2. Explain the creation of and the focus of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it was created in 1938.
3. Explain the event toward the end of "A Farewell to Arms" that convinces some Americans that neutrality is not possible.
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What was Mrs. Roosevelt's opinion of the New Deal, as discussed at the end of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect"?
7. In "The Fascist Challenge" why does fascism begin to look attractive to some Americans?
8. Describe the change in American business after the New Deal labor programs, as discussed in Leuchtenburg's review of Roosevelt's presidency.
9. In "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" how does Leuchtenburg say Roosevelt changed the way the President dealt with the press?
10. In February of 1937, why did Roosevelt set out to reorganize the Supreme Court?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In a well-developed essay, compare and contrast the three elections in which Roosevelt is a candidate for President. What kind of campaign does he run in 1932? 1936? 1940? How does the country's response to him differ during each campaign? Include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
In a well-developed essay, explain and analyze the ways in which capitalism seems to have broken down during the Great Depression as discussed by Leuchtenburg. How did the basic theory of supply and demand stop functioning, and in what way did that contribute to the problem? Be sure to include supporting information from the text.
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