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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 May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?
2. Which of the following individuals is the governor of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and is sent as a delegate to the International Economic Conference in 1933?
3. Which of the following authors writes in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" that "religion is not a substitute for economic planning"?
4. On which of the following dates in 1939 do the Nazis sign a pact with the Soviet Union?
5. Shortly after his January 1938 State of the Union Address Roosevelt meets with the head of U.S. Steel. What was his name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What effect does Germany's success in Europe in the spring of 1940 have on Americans?
2. How does Roosevelt respond when the Soviet Union invades Finland?
3. What is the soil problem discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide" and how is it resolved?
4. 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?
5. What was Mrs. Roosevelt's opinion of the New Deal, as discussed at the end of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect"?
6. In February of 1937, why did Roosevelt set out to reorganize the Supreme Court?
7. Explain the Neutrality Act signed by Congress in 1935 and what it was intended to accomplish.
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Explain the problems with the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in June 1938.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Cite and discuss three ways in which Roosevelt re-created the modern Presidency. Be sure to explain why your choices are important and to include supporting information from the text and outside research if necessary.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss three major ways in which the Fair Labor Standards Act changed America. Be sure to cite supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
In a well-developed essay, discuss the change in the American attitude and spirit from the Roaring 20s into the early 1930s as described by Leuchtenburg.
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