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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Over the Top.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Roosevelt forms the Public Works Administration he appoints the Secretary of the Interior to run it. What was his name?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Ballinger Pinchot.
(c) Harold Ickes.
(d) Jesse Jones.
2. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?
(a) March 9.
(b) May 22.
(c) February 25.
(d) April 15.
3. In "The Hundred Days' War" Ferdinand Pecora's Senate investigation into Wall Street reveals that twenty partners of House of Morgan have not paid income tax in how long?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 32 months.
(d) 2 years.
4. When Roosevelt asks Congress for legislation to regulate the Stock Exchange in February of 1934, which of the following men--President of the Stock Exchange--is outraged?
(a) James Forrestal.
(b) Henry Morgenthau.
(c) John Raskob.
(d) Richard Whitney.
5. During the summer of 1933 farmers uproot their cotton crop to prevent over-saturation of the market. How much do farmers collect for plowing up 10 million acres of cotton?
(a) $500 thousand.
(b) $25 million.
(c) $100 million.
(d) $50 thousand.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
2. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?
3. "Winter of Despair" mentions all but which of the following individuals as progressives who oppose deficit spending?
4. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?
5. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?
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