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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Great Depression force Herbert Hoover to do?
(a) Freeze federal funds.
(b) Use the National Guard to control private citizens.
(c) Close private banking system.
(d) Implement policies that he opposed philosophically.

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

3. How did Franklin Roosevelt's economic policy change in 1938?
(a) He focused more on preserving viable industries.
(b) Subsidies were offered to the unemployed.
(c) He began to expand spending and attack monopolies.
(d) The government siezed key industries for security.

4. Who was elected president of the United States in 1912?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) William Howard Taft.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

5. According to Hofstadter, why did the League of Nations fail?
(a) Too many tensions still existed between former rivals.
(b) The plan did not account for economic realities.
(c) Time and distance were too great for most leaders.
(d) The world was not socially ready for such a union.

6. What conflict did Herbert Hoover have with Franklin D. Roosevelt?
(a) He argued with Roosevelt over foreign policy.
(b) He opposed Roosevelt's economic policies.
(c) Roosevelt disagreed with Hoover's foreign policy.
(d) They each blamed the other for the Depression.

7. Which movement did William Jennings Bryan lead?
(a) The populist movement.
(b) The socialist movement.
(c) The democratic movement.
(d) The abolitionist movement.

8. To which politician does Hofstadter compare Woodrow Wilson?
(a) Edmund Burke.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

9. At what university was Woodrow Wilson president?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Johns Hopkins.
(d) Harvard.

10. Which political party dominated the political arena after the Civil War?
(a) The Libertarian Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Progressive Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

11. What concern did William Jennings Bryan voice over Woodrow Wilson's support of Great Britain?
(a) He feared the economy would suffer greatly.
(b) He felt that neutrality would be wiser for the sake of the future.
(c) He feared such support would draw the U.S. into the war.
(d) He feared such support would draw an attack on the mainland.

12. What policy did Woodrow Wilson create to promote partnerships between government and corporations?
(a) New Freedom.
(b) A New Day.
(c) The Corporate Act.
(d) The New Deal.

13. How does Hofstadter view Grover Cleveland's presidency?
(a) He was the worst politician of the late 19th century.
(b) He led the country to become a world power.
(c) He was the greatest politician of the late 19th century.
(d) His economic theories were far beyond his time.

14. What did the supporters of the free silver movement wish for the government to do?
(a) Establish a standard monetary system.
(b) Mint silver for free.
(c) Repeal federal taxes.
(d) Allow all Americans access to minted currency.

15. Which political philosophies did Woodrow Wilson admire?
(a) Greek.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Woodrow Wilson train to be a politician?

2. With which political party is Woodrow Wilson associated?

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

4. What reputation did Theodore Roosevelt acquire among big businesses?

5. How did Theodore Roosevelt feel about America's entry into World War I?

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