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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what social class was Franklin Roosevelt associated?

2. Which scientific theory became popular during the Gilded Age?

3. With which political group did Theodore Roosevelt associate?

4. In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution?

5. With which political party is Woodrow Wilson associated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

2. How did Theodore Roosevelt affect American politics after his term in office?

3. What was the "Gilded Age"?

4. What was the free silver issue?

5. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt oppose big business?

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

7. Describe Theodore Roosevelt.

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

9. What was the League of Nations?

10. Describe Herbert Hoover.

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