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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What were some of Theodore Roosevelt's favorite pastimes?
(a) Hunting, politics, oratory, and war.
(b) Riding, hiking, and exploring the wilderness.
(c) Dancing, reading and debate.
(d) Gambling and drinking.

5. 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.

6. What problem did deflation cause during the Gilded Age?
(a) Industrial expansion came to a standstill.
(b) The price of goods rose as wages remained constant.
(c) Investors saw poor returns on their investments.
(d) Indebted farmers saw their debts increase.

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

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

9. How does Hofstadter describe Grover Cleveland's economic policies?
(a) Corporate capitalism.
(b) Mercantile.
(c) Laissez-faire capitalism.
(d) Socialist.

10. According to Hofstadter, which politician represented the interests of those who survived Reconstruction in the South?
(a) William Jennings Bryan.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) James Garfield.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

11. 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) Herbert Hoover.
(c) William Howard Taft.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

12. Which country did Franklin Roosevelt assist at the beginning of World War II?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Italy.

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

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) Allow all Americans access to minted currency.
(d) Repeal federal taxes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Franklin Roosevelt's view on social reforms?

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

3. Which organization was credited for preserving European economies after World War I?

4. What economic program did Franklin Roosevelt initiate as president?

5. Who was responsible for organizing the League of Nations after World War I?

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