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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hofstadter describe Herbert Hoover's economic policies?
(a) Laissez-faire capitalism.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Corporate capitalism.
(d) Mercantile.

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

3. With what social class was Franklin Roosevelt associated?
(a) The common laborer.
(b) The wealthy New York elite.
(c) The working class.
(d) The middle class.

4. Which country's conquest did William Jennings Bryan openly oppose?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Germany.
(d) Mexico.

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

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

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

8. What physical changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) The United States fought for and won Texas.
(b) The South was revived by industry.
(c) Americans explored from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains.
(d) Americans colonized the entire continent.

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

10. What position did Herbert Hoover hold in both Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge's cabinets?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Secretary of War.
(d) Attorney General.

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

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

13. How does Hofstadter characterize American culture in the late nineteenth century?
(a) Flourishing after one hundred years of capitalism.
(b) Rough, individualistic, and obsessed with material gain.
(c) Refined, moral, and concerned with social appearances.
(d) Greedy, immoral, and obsessed with conquest.

14. According to Hofstadter, which politician was the only person to have his status elevated as a result of World War I?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) William Howard Taft.

15. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?
(a) To expand the territory of the United States.
(b) To restore virtue to political office.
(c) To gain money and fame.
(d) To improve his family's social status.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hofstadter describe Grover Cleveland's economic policies?

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

3. Which country did Franklin Roosevelt assist at the beginning of World War II?

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

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

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