Author Question: Eleanor Roosevelt refused to allow Harry Hopkins, the director of the Works Progress Administration, ... (Read 141 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

African Americans enlisted at a rate that was ____ percent above their proportion in the general population.

A) 25
B) 35
C) 40
D) 60

Question 2

After President Roosevelt's failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court with additional new justices, the justices on the Court began ruling in favor of FDR's New Deal programs where they had ruled against them in the past.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 3

The legislative programs supported by President Roosevelt after 1935, known as the Second New Deal, often had more to do with helping to ensure the long-term economic security for the American people.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 4

Allied hopes that aerial bombing would bring the war to a quick, humane end:

A) proved true.
B) led to enormous damage to civilians property and civilian deaths.
C) were never tested, as FDR and Churchill strictly limited bombing.
D) led both the Axis and Allies to avoid attacking civilian targets.

Question 5

The German advance through North Africa was stopped at the battle of:

A) Morocco.
B) El Alamein.
C) Cairo.
D) Casablanca.

Question 6

Eleanor Roosevelt refused to allow Harry Hopkins, the director of the Works Progress Administration, to employ artists of any kind, arguing that federal dollars were too precious to be wasted on scoundrels, drifters, and communists.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.