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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. When does the Morgan partner S. Parker Gilbert die?

2. What did the Young Plan deal with?

3. When does Jack move Pierpont's art collection to the US?

4. When was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act enacted?

5. By the winter of 1930 how many banks were failing per month?

Short Essay Questions

1. When World War I begins, what are the positions of the US government and the House of Morgan?

2. Who represents Germany at the Paris conference where the Young Plan is adopted and why does he resign from the Reichsbank?

3. What are the Pujo hearings and what do they conclude?

4. What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?

5. What are holding companies and are the Morgans involved?

6. In 1924 what are the House of Morgan ties with the candidates?

7. How do the Morgan partners come to finance Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis flight?

8. How does the Morgan firm restructure as a result of the Glass Steagall Act?

9. What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act?

10. Even when Mussolini is criticized for his violent tactics, who seems to side with Mussolini and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Junius Morgan's goal to rival the Rothschilds and its importance in the development of the House of Morgan. Would the House of Morgan have developed as it did without this goal?

Essay Topic 2

In the 1950s and 1960s the banking world changes as new financial instruments become available. These include Fed Funds, certificates of deposits, treasury and municipal securities, Eurodollars and others. Choose two and discuss how the Morgans are involved. Include a description of the instrument, how and when it is used, which Morgan firm was involved, whether they were influential in that particular market, etc.

Essay Topic 3

The Morgans, including the Morgan firms, individual Morgans and individual Morgan partners, were influential directly in a number of US presidencies. Choose two of these individuals and discuss their influence with the particular US president involved. Be specific in your answer. Among other things, include why they had influence, over what did they have influence, how they used the influence, whether their influence led to a change in policy, etc.

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