History of New Jersey

Study Guide - Depression and World War II - Section Six

1. How did Frank Hague rise out of the mayoralty of Jersey City to become the "boss" of Hudson County?

2. How did Frank Hague retain his political power through the years of the Depression? What role did Mary T. Norton play in Hudson County during the Hague years?

3. How did Hague gain political control on the state and national levels? What brought about the decline of the Hague regime by 1949?

4. Why did the Lindbergh case capture the attention of the nation in 1935?

5. How did New Jersey contribute to the war effort during World War II?

6. Why was the New Jersey's third constitution drafted in 1947? What controversies surrounded the constitutional convention? How was it an improvement over the state constitution of 1844?