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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 colonized the entire continent.
(d) Americans explored from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains.

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

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

6. Where did Woodrow Wilson train to be a politician?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) In the courtroom.
(d) Johns Hopkins University.

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

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

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

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

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

12. How does Hofstadter view Grover Cleveland's presidency?
(a) He was the worst politician of the late 19th century.
(b) He led the country to become a world power.
(c) His economic theories were far beyond his time.
(d) He was the greatest politician of the late 19th century.

13. What reputation did Theodore Roosevelt acquire among big businesses?
(a) An ally.
(b) A puppet.
(c) A trust buster.
(d) An economic supporter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Herbert Hoover gain his diplomatic experience?

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

3. With which political group did Theodore Roosevelt associate?

4. Which movement did not approve of Grover Cleveland's policies?

5. What position did Franklin Roosevelt hold in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?

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