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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. In the 1920s the economic boom basically occurred in what economic or financial sector?
2. Morgan becomes involved with European reconstruction when it helps with a loan to what country?
3. Who was Ferdinand Pecora?
4. In what year does the bomb, attributed to anarchists, explode outside Morgan's Wall Street building?
5. When does England go off the gold standard?
Short Essay Questions
1. In 1936 what causes the Congressional hearings into the bankers' role in World War I?
2. Even when Mussolini is criticized for his violent tactics, who seems to side with Mussolini and why?
3. What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
4. What is the general economic status in the United States when the book opens in 1835?
5. After Britain goes off the gold standard in 1919, who wants them back on the gold standard and why?
6. What major merger occurrs as a result of the big dive in the stock and commodity markets in October 1939?
7. Whom does Jack begin to groom for roles in the House of Morgan?
8. Why do the Morgans survive the crash of 1929?
9. How does the Morgan firm restructure as a result of the Glass Steagall Act?
10. Why are loans made to Latin American countries considered risky?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the 1912 Pujo hearings in detail, including what they were, the important people involved, their goal, their conclusion. What was their effect on the Morgans?
Essay Topic 2
The Morgans were involved in a number of industries in the US. Choose one and discuss in detail what the Morgan's involvement was, how influential the Morgans were in the industry and why, how long their involvement continued, why it stopped if it did, etc.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of leadership in the House of Morgan. Who were the five most important leaders? Why? Were these leaders also important outside the House of Morgan? How?
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