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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the run up to the 1934 Congressional elections, John Garner guesses that Republicans will win how many seats in the House of Representatives?
(a) 74.
(b) 103.
(c) 12.
(d) 37.

2. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?
(a) Republican.
(b) Libertarian.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Democrat.

4. Which of the following new taxes does Roosevelt not propose to Congress in June of 1935?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Corporations.
(d) Sales.

5. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 13 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 125 thousand.
(d) 800 thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "One Third of a Nation" closes, Harry Hopkins writes that even if prosperity returns to America at least how many will still be unemployed?

2. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?

3. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?

4. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?

5. In "Winter of Despair" a group of fifty-five men is charged with dismantling and carrying away a whole four-story building in which of the following cities?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to "Over the Top," why did some people consider the National Recovery Administration (NRA) a failure?

2. Describe the attitudes of Wall Street businessmen in the early 1930s, as discussed in "Winter of Despair."

3. Explain the Old Age Revolving Pensions proposal put forth by Doctor Townsend, as discussed in "Waiting for Lefty."

4. Describe the relationship between Roosevelt and Reverend Coughlin and how it changes from 1932-1934.

5. Explain Roosevelt's "Brain Trust" during the 1932 election and beyond.

6. Discuss the conflict between "wets" and "drys" during the 1932 campaign and the effect on the Democratic platform.

7. Explain the results of the Senate investigation ordered by Hoover toward the end of his term, led by Ferdinand Pecora.

8. Explain what the Wagner Act of 1935 was intended to accomplish.

9. In "The Politics of Hard Times," why was the Republican party sure to lose the 1932 election?

10. Explain how Roosevelt was finally able to collect enough delegates to make him the Democratic nominee for President in 1932.

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