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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. With which political party is Woodrow Wilson associated?

2. How did Herbert Hoover first react to the stock market crash of 1929?

3. With what political party was Franklin Roosevelt associated?

4. Which organization was credited for preserving European economies after World War I?

5. Which country did Franklin Roosevelt assist at the beginning of World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the League of Nations?

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

3. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

4. How did the Great Depression affect Herbert Hoover's economic policies?

5. Describe Herbert Hoover.

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

7. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

8. Why did William Jennings Bryan resign as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War?

9. What was The New Deal?

10. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how war and economic crises have affected American politics and economic policies in the 20th century. What political and social policies have arisen as a direct result of international conflict? How did the Great Depression change the way Americans view their economy? How has a global society affected the economic practices of the United States?

Essay Topic 2

How did aggressive land speculation lead to the threat of economic instability in the early 19th century? What role did the Bank of the United States play in this event? How did Andrew Jackson use this situation to his political and financial advantage?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the impact of the free silver movement on the economy of the United States. Why did the differing economic and political factions wish for different standards? What factors led to the choice of the gold standard?

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