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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. Who was elected president of the United States in 1912?

2. What disease paralyzed Franklin Roosevelt from the waist down?

3. What was the reason supporters of the free silver movement wanted to change the monetary policy of the United States?

4. What physical changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

5. According to Hofstadter, which politician represented the interests of those who survived Reconstruction in the South?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "Gilded Age"?

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

3. How did Grover Cleveland's administration impact the economy of the United States?

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

5. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

6. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

7. Which political party dominated the United States after the Civil War and why?

8. How did the Second World War affect Roosevelt's career?

9. What was the free silver issue?

10. Describe William Jennings Bryan.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the meaning of the phrase "civil liberties." What civil liberties did the Founders wish for all American citizens to have? How does the Constitution affect the civil liberties of American citizens? Which groups of Americans were not initially guaranteed all civil liberties as described by the Constitution and when did they receive those liberties?

Essay Topic 2

What is "wage slavery" and how did it affect Americans in the 19th century? How did wage slavery differ from the slavery endured by many African-Americans at that time? What strategies were developed to end wage slavery?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the legal concerns Lincoln had about initiating the Civil War. What economic concerns did Lincoln have to consider before declaring war on the South? How and why did Lincoln force the first battle without actually commanding Union troops to attack?

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