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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. At the 1940 Democratic Convention, having decided to run for reelection, Roosevelt is nominated on the first ballot with how many votes?
2. Which of the following individuals is the most dominant figure in the Temporary National Economic Committee created in "Stalemate"?
3. Between September and December of 1937, how many people are laid off when the economy suddenly cracks?
4. Which of the following individuals laments in "Stalemate" that Thomas Jefferson would not have spoken to the Democrats?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the creation of and the focus of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it was created in 1938.
2. Explain the Neutrality Act signed by Congress in 1935 and what it was intended to accomplish.
3. Why did the economic recovery suddenly crash in the last few months of 1937?
4. How does Roosevelt respond when the Soviet Union invades Finland?
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 is the German response when Roosevelt asks Hitler and Mussolini for their pledge in 1939 not to attack thirty-one nations?
7. Explain the event toward the end of "A Farewell to Arms" that convinces some Americans that neutrality is not possible.
8. What was the result of the Trade Agreements Act in 1934?
9. When Churchhill asks Roosevelt to let England use 50 or 60 US destroyers against the Nazi submarines in July 1940, how does Roosevelt respond?
10. What was Mrs. Roosevelt's opinion of the New Deal, as discussed at the end of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect"?
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, 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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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