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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. What is the name of the secret terror group discovered in 1936 in Detroit during a routine police investigation?
2. When discussing Roosevelt's personality, which of the following individuals is the Under Secretary of State and says the President seems to have multiple personalities?
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. The exploits of which of the following individuals in 1933 and 34 convinces Americans that better federal action was needed in law enforcement?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the result of the Trade Agreements Act in 1934?
2. Explain the event toward the end of "A Farewell to Arms" that convinces some Americans that neutrality is not possible.
3. What was Mrs. Roosevelt's opinion of the New Deal, as discussed at the end of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect"?
4. In "The Fascist Challenge" why does fascism begin to look attractive to some Americans?
5. How does Roosevelt get around the Congressional issues over the lease of destroyers to England in "An End to Isolation"?
6. When Churchhill asks Roosevelt to let England use 50 or 60 US destroyers against the Nazi submarines in July 1940, how does Roosevelt respond?
7. 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?
8. Describe the progress of Germany through Europe during the spring and summer of 1940, as discussed in "An End to Isolation."
9. Explain the problems with the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in June 1938.
10. Explain the creation of and the focus of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it was created in 1938.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Compare and contrast the Works Progress Administration (WPA) with the Public Works Administration (PWA). Be sure to include supporting information from the text and outside research if necessary.
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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