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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What position did Franklin Roosevelt hold in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) Secretary of War.
(d) Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

4. Which organization was credited for preserving European economies after World War I?
(a) The American Red Cross.
(b) The League of Nations.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) American Relief Administration.

5. What famous treaty was created at the end of World War I?
(a) The North Atlantic Treaty.
(b) The Treaty of Versailles.
(c) The Munich Agreement.
(d) The UN Charter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With which political party is Woodrow Wilson associated?

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

4. For which political party was Theodore Roosevelt the nominee in 1912?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

2. How did Grover Cleveland's administration impact the economy of the United States?

3. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

4. How did the business elite justify their great wealth in the late 19th century?

5. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

6. How did the Great Depression affect Herbert Hoover's career?

7. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

8. What was Woodrow Wilson's philosophy concerning World War I?

9. Describe Herbert Hoover.

10. How did Herbert Hoover rise to power?

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