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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which political party is Woodrow Wilson associated?
(a) The Progressive Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Libertarian Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

2. How does Hofstadter view Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) He was an average man endowed with natual charisma.
(b) As one of the most important personalities in history.
(c) His foreign policies saved the nation.
(d) His philosophies shaped many foundational American ideals.

3. What criticism did Franklin Roosevelt have of Herbert Hoover while campaigning for president?
(a) Hoover spent too much.
(b) Hoover did not truly care for American citizens.
(c) Hoover's foreign policies would start another war.
(d) Hoover drank too much.

4. What was the economic result of Grover Cleveland's insistence on keeping the gold standard?
(a) Money flowed into California.
(b) Inflation rose.
(c) Silver production halted.
(d) Inflation was kept down.

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

6. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) The Supreme Court was formed.
(b) Politics became corrupt.
(c) Socialist policies allowed more governmental control.
(d) Congress gained the power of veto.

7. What studies did Franklin Roosevelt pursue?
(a) Languages.
(b) Law and politics.
(c) Literature and writing.
(d) Science and medicine.

8. How did Theodore Roosevelt feel about America's entry into World War I?
(a) He was resigned to the inevitability of war.
(b) He strongly opposed American intervention in the war.
(c) He strongly supported American entry into the war.
(d) He was ambivelent about foreign affairs.

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

10. How did the business barons of the Gilded Age justify their wealth?
(a) Wealth is a natural product of a healthy society.
(b) There had always been wealthy men in society.
(c) They had not broken any laws.
(d) They had earned it.

11. Which movement did not approve of Grover Cleveland's policies?
(a) The socialist movement.
(b) The abolitionist movement.
(c) The populist movement.
(d) The democratic movement.

12. 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.

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

14. What did Theodore Roosevelt believe the Spanish-American War would produce in the United States?
(a) A sense of righteousness.
(b) A boom to the economy.
(c) A martial spirit and new political virtue.
(d) The state of Texas.

15. What did the National Recovery Act of 1933 attempt to accomplish?
(a) Preserve the industry of the United States.
(b) Stimulate economic recovery by regulating corporate power.
(c) Create new employment opportunities.
(d) Force employers to offer fair wages and working conditions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country did Woodrow Wilson support at the onset of World War I?

3. What role did Theodore Roosevelt wish for the United States to take on in the world?

4. With what political party was Franklin Roosevelt associated?

5. When did William Jennings Bryan resign from Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?

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