Review Questions

Question 1

Chapter One

1. By the fourth year of the Great Depression, how many Americans were out of work?

Answer 1

pproximately 10 million, 25% of the workforce (8)

Question 2

2. Who became President of the United States in 1932?

Answer 2

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (9)

Question 3

3. Despite the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, what was Adolf Hitler determined to do?

Answer 3

rearm Germany (10)

Question 4

4. What were Joe Rantz’s aspirations when he tried out for the freshman crew team at the University of Washington?

Answer 4

He wanted to make the team because it guaranteed him a part-time job on campus. He needed the job in order to study at the University of Washington to become a chemical engineer and marry his high school sweetheart. (13)

Question 5

5. If Joe Rantz did not make the crew team, what would be the consequences?

Answer 5

He would not be able to afford to stay in college and would face difficulties in finding steady employment. He likely would have to move back to his home town, find odd jobs, work for the Civilian Conservation Corps, or join the soup kitchen lines with the rest of the unemployed. (13)

Question 6

6. Who did sportswriters in Seattle refer to as “the professor”?

Answer 6

Tom Bolles, the freshman crew coach at the University of Washington (14)

Question 7

7. Who was the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?

Answer 7

Al Ulbrickson (15)

Question 8

8. How did Al Ulbrickson receive his training in rowing?

Answer 8

He was on the rowing team when he was a student at the University of Washington and an oarsman on the crew that won the national championships in 1924 and 1926. (15)

Question 9

9. What rivalry dating back to 1903 helped to popularize the sport of crew on the West Coast?

Answer 9

the rivalry between the University of California Berkeley and the University of Washington crew teams (18)

Question 10

10. How did the American ambassador to Germany, William Dodd, describe Joseph Goebbels after meeting him at a social engagement?

Answer 10

Ambassador Dodd described Joseph Goebbels as “delightful,” “infectious,” and “having a good sense of humor.” (20)

Question 11

11. In 1933, what measures did Goebbels take to limit freedom of the press in Germany?

Answer 11

He required journalists to belong to the Nazi press organization, banned Jews and individuals of Jewish descent from being members of the press, and made it illegal to publish anything that was not approved by the Nazi Party. (20)

Question 12

12. Under the Nazi regime, what was the punishment for individuals who published articles critical of the Nazi Party?

Answer 12

the death penalty (21)

Question 13

13. Why did Joseph Goebbels promote the idea of Germany hosting the 1936 Olympic Games?

Answer 13

Goebbels saw the games as an opportunity to portray Germany to the world as a civilized and modern state deserving of world recognition and respect. (21)

Question 14

14. Why was the 1932 crew season for the University of Washington a disaster?

Answer 14

The varsity crew team almost sank their boat during their race against Cal Berkeley and lost the race by over eighteen boat lengths; the Cal team beat them again at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta; and the team was eliminated in a preliminary heat at the Olympic Trials. (22)

Question 15

15. Who won gold at the 1932 Olympic Games in eight-man rowing?

Answer 15

the crew team from the University of California Berkeley (22)

Question 16

16. Why was the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta canceled in 1933?

Answer 16

The country was in the middle of the Great Depression. (22)

Question 17

17. What qualities was Al Ulbrickson looking for in his rookie crew members?

Answer 17

raw power, incredible stamina, intense willpower, intellectual capacity to master the techniques of rowing, and teamwork (23)

Question 18

18. What schools and private rowing clubs were powerhouses in crew during the 1920s and 1930s? Cornell, Syracuse, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, University of Washington, University of California Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, Pennsylvania Athletic Club, and the New York Athletic Club (23)

Answer 18

Cornell, Columbia
Syracuse, 
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Athletic Club
Yale, 
Harvard, 
Princeton, 
The University of Washington, 
The University of California Berkeley, 
Oxford, Cambridge
New York Athletic Club (23)