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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) He was an average man endowed with natual charisma.
(c) His philosophies shaped many foundational American ideals.
(d) His foreign policies saved the nation.

2. How did Herbert Hoover first react to the stock market crash of 1929?
(a) He did not take it seriously.
(b) He activated the National Guard.
(c) He panicked and ordered the banks to close.
(d) He ordered the Federal Reserve System to withhold funds.

3. When did William Jennings Bryan resign from Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?
(a) After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
(b) After the Germans sank the Lusitania in 1915.
(c) After the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
(d) After the United States entered the war in 1917.

4. With what social class was Franklin Roosevelt associated?
(a) The wealthy New York elite.
(b) The common laborer.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The working class.

5. Where did Herbert Hoover gain his diplomatic experience?
(a) In Europe during World War I.
(b) Though an internship with the American Red Cross.
(c) While fighting in Italy.
(d) While at Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem did deflation cause during the Gilded Age?

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

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

4. How did Theodore Roosevelt feel about America's entry into World War I?

5. What policy did Woodrow Wilson create to promote partnerships between government and corporations?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3. What was the "Gilded Age"?

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

5. Describe Herbert Hoover.

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

7. Why was Theodore Roosevelt considered a Conservative Progressive?

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

9. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

10. How did the Great Depression affect Herbert Hoover's economic policies?

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