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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the National Recovery Act of 1933 attempt to accomplish?
(a) Create new employment opportunities.
(b) Stimulate economic recovery by regulating corporate power.
(c) Preserve the industry of the United States.
(d) Force employers to offer fair wages and working conditions.

2. What was Franklin Roosevelt's view on social reforms?
(a) They were meaningless.
(b) He felt that Americans should take care of each other.
(c) They caused more problems than they solved.
(d) He felt the government could cure social ills.

3. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) Socialist economic principles were adopted.
(b) There was a sudden economic crash in 1865.
(c) There was a steady economic decline.
(d) There was great economic growth.

4. What famous treaty was created at the end of World War I?
(a) The Munich Agreement.
(b) The North Atlantic Treaty.
(c) The UN Charter.
(d) The Treaty of Versailles.

5. What role did Theodore Roosevelt wish for the United States to take on in the world?
(a) Economic stimulator.
(b) Judge.
(c) Master.
(d) Servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hofstadter describe Grover Cleveland's economic policies?

2. Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as president?

3. Who were William Jennings Bryan's constituents?

4. Who succeeded Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States?

5. What physical changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Great Depression affect Herbert Hoover's career?

2. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt oppose big business?

3. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

4. What was the free silver issue?

5. What was the League of Nations?

6. Describe Theodore Roosevelt.

7. What was the "Gilded Age"?

8. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

9. What was The New Deal?

10. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

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