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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?
(a) Chile.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Russia.
(d) Mexico.

2. Which of the following individuals is the leader of the New Deal faction in the House of Representatives in 1937?
(a) Maury Maverick.
(b) Josiah Bailey.
(c) Harry Byrd.
(d) Carter Glass.

3. What is the name of the secret terror group discovered in 1936 in Detroit during a routine police investigation?
(a) White Front.
(b) White Legion.
(c) Black Legion.
(d) Black Front.

4. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accuse Hoover of being "the greatest spending Administration in peace times in all our history" during the 1932 Presidential campaign?
(a) Sioux City.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Topeka.

5. In his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?
(a) 70.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?

2. Which of the following individuals states in "An End to Isolation" that Roosevelt's quest for power makes him the equal of Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini?

3. In Roosevelt's speech at the beginning of "The Hundred Days' War" he states that the nation is not stricken by any plague of which of the following pests?

4. In March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?

5. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?

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