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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which controversial group is William Jennings Bryan associated?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The Nazi Party.
(c) The Federalists.
(d) The Masons.

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

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

4. When did William Jennings Bryan resign from Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?
(a) After the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
(b) After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
(c) After the Germans sank the Lusitania in 1915.
(d) After the United States entered the war in 1917.

5. Who was responsible for organizing the League of Nations after World War I?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) David Lloyd George.
(d) Winston Churchill.

6. For which political party was Theodore Roosevelt the nominee in 1912?
(a) The Libertarian Party.
(b) The Progressive Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

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

8. With which political party was William Jennings Bryan associated?
(a) The Libertarian Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Progressive Party.

9. 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 feared such support would draw the U.S. into the war.
(c) He feared such support would draw an attack on the mainland.
(d) He felt that neutrality would be wiser for the sake of the future.

10. What was Franklin Roosevelt's view on social reforms?
(a) He felt the government could cure social ills.
(b) They caused more problems than they solved.
(c) They were meaningless.
(d) He felt that Americans should take care of each other.

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

12. What disease paralyzed Franklin Roosevelt from the waist down?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Polio.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

2. With what social class was Franklin Roosevelt associated?

3. What did Theodore Roosevelt believe the Spanish-American War would produce in the United States?

4. What did the Great Depression force Herbert Hoover to do?

5. Which political party dominated the political arena after the Civil War?

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