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

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

3. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?
(a) To restore virtue to political office.
(b) To gain money and fame.
(c) To expand the territory of the United States.
(d) To improve his family's social status.

4. How did Theodore Roosevelt feel about America's entry into World War I?
(a) He strongly supported American entry into the war.
(b) He was ambivelent about foreign affairs.
(c) He was resigned to the inevitability of war.
(d) He strongly opposed American intervention in the war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Franklin Roosevelt's view on social reforms?

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

3. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

4. Who won the presidential election in 1916?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Theodore Roosevelt.

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

7. Why did William Jennings Bryan resign as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War?

8. What was The New Deal?

9. Describe Herbert Hoover.

10. What was the League of Nations?

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