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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. 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.

2. What position did Herbert Hoover hold in both Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge's cabinets?
(a) Secretary of War.
(b) Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Secretary of State.

3. How does Hofstadter characterize American culture in the late nineteenth century?
(a) Refined, moral, and concerned with social appearances.
(b) Rough, individualistic, and obsessed with material gain.
(c) Greedy, immoral, and obsessed with conquest.
(d) Flourishing after one hundred years of capitalism.

4. Which late 19th century president does Hofstadter refer to as "dogmatic, obtuse, and insensitive?"
(a) Chester A. Arthur.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) James Garfield.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

5. Which political philosophies did Woodrow Wilson admire?
(a) Greek.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Hofstadter, why did the League of Nations fail?

5. How does Hofstadter view Franklin Roosevelt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

2. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

3. How did Herbert Hoover rise to power?

4. What was the free silver issue?

5. How did the Second World War affect Roosevelt's career?

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

7. Why was Theodore Roosevelt considered a Conservative Progressive?

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

9. Which political party dominated the United States after the Civil War and why?

10. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

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