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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Theodore Roosevelt oppose the League of Nations?
(a) He felt it was an economic sinkhole.
(b) He felt war was a necessity.
(c) He did not want to listen to foreign leadership.
(d) He trusted no one outside of his Cabinet.

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

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

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

6. How did the Great Depression affect Herbert Hoover's political career?
(a) It divided his administration.
(b) It had a negligible effect on his career.
(c) It destroyed his reputation.
(d) It bolstered his administration.

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

8. Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as president?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) William Howard Taft.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) Rutherford B. Hayes.

9. Which position did William Jennings Bryan serve in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?
(a) Secretary of War.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Vice-president.

10. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) Socialist economic principles were adopted.
(b) There was great economic growth.
(c) There was a steady economic decline.
(d) There was a sudden economic crash in 1865.

11. Who succeeded Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) William Howard Taft.
(d) Warren G. Harding.

12. Who won the presidential election in 1916?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) William Howard Taft.
(d) Warren G. Harding.

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

14. Which country did Woodrow Wilson support at the onset of World War I?
(a) Italy.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

15. Who were William Jennings Bryan's constituents?
(a) The farming people of the West and South.
(b) The frontiersmen of the West.
(c) The wealthy elite of the Northeast.
(d) The industrialists of the North.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which political party was William Jennings Bryan associated?

2. Which country's conquest did William Jennings Bryan openly oppose?

3. What policy did Woodrow Wilson create to promote partnerships between government and corporations?

4. How does Hofstadter view Franklin Roosevelt?

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

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