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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. What happens within one week of the event of December 7, 1941?

2. What was the Arcadia Conference?

3. Why did Eleanor want to travel to Europe in 1940?

4. How much younger is Missy than Franklin?

5. With what public figure does Roosevelt have a romantic flirtation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Roosevelt's difficult position about entering the war.

2. How did Roosevelt help the American people understand what was going on in the war?

3. Explain the rationing of goods in America during World War II.

4. Explain Eleanor Roosevelt's position and activities related to race relations in the United States in 1940.

5. What was a fireside chat?

6. What was the nature of Eleanor's childhood?

7. What was the nature of Eleanor's relationship with her children?

8. What was the evolution of the relationship between Eleanor and Lorena?

9. What is one perspective of historians regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

10. What is Eleanor's heritage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Eleanor's childhood. What were her parents like? What advantages did she have as a child of privilege? What personality traits or behaviors did she learn that would serve her well in her life and career?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Franklin's childhood. What were his parents like? What advantages did he have as a child of privilege? What personality traits or behaviors did he learn that would serve him well in his life and career?

Essay Topic 3

German technology is known worldwide for its excellence. Explain how the Germans far exceeded America or any of its allies in weaponry and arms. What does this arms technology say about the core philosophies of a country?

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