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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. Toward the end of "The Second Hundred Days" Roosevelt is forced to fire the head of the Tennessee Valley Authority. What was his name?
2. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?
3. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?
4. In "One Third of a Nation" Congress approves the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. In which year does this act pass?
5. In January of 1934 the first of a few challengers for Roosevelt springs up. What is the name of the challenger who proposes the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the attitudes of Wall Street businessmen in the early 1930s, as discussed in "Winter of Despair."
2. In "Over the Top," what problem did the Liberty League have with Roosevelt's administration?
3. Explain what the Wagner Act of 1935 was intended to accomplish.
4. In "The Politics of Hard Times," why was the Republican party sure to lose the 1932 election?
5. In "The Second Hundred Days," why are the New Dealers worried about the Supreme Court?
6. What was the "death sentence" in the holding company bill that was supposed to go into effect on January 1, 1940 but which was ultimately defeated?
7. Describe the relationship between Roosevelt and Reverend Coughlin and how it changes from 1932-1934.
8. Explain the political game Hoover tried to get Roosevelt to play in November and December of 1932 in regard to the Anglo-French war debt.
9. Explain the Old Age Revolving Pensions proposal put forth by Doctor Townsend, as discussed in "Waiting for Lefty."
10. What was the purpose of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), created in May of 1935, and what did this program accomplish?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In a well-developed essay, cite and discuss three examples of instances where Eleanor Roosevelt influenced her husband's administration and arguably made his job easier. Be sure to defend your examples and to include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Roosevelt's use of the media with that of two other Presidents, one before him and one after him. Combine supporting information from the text with outside research.
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