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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 does Hofstadter view Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) As one of the most important personalities in history.
(b) His foreign policies saved the nation.
(c) He was an average man endowed with natual charisma.
(d) His philosophies shaped many foundational American ideals.

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

3. Which country did Woodrow Wilson support at the onset of World War I?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

4. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) There was great economic growth.
(b) There was a sudden economic crash in 1865.
(c) There was a steady economic decline.
(d) Socialist economic principles were adopted.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the reason supporters of the free silver movement wanted to change the monetary policy of the United States?

3. How did Herbert Hoover first react to the stock market crash of 1929?

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

5. What studies did Franklin Roosevelt pursue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

2. What was the free silver issue?

3. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

4. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

5. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

6. What was the "Gilded Age"?

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

8. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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

10. What was The New Deal?

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