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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. For which political party was Theodore Roosevelt the nominee in 1912?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Progressive Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Libertarian Party.

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

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

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

5. Where did Herbert Hoover attend school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Johns Hopkins.
(d) Stanford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country did Franklin Roosevelt assist at the beginning of World War II?

2. When did William Jennings Bryan resign from Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?

3. According to Hofstadter, which politician was the only person to have his status elevated as a result of World War I?

4. Which country's conquest did William Jennings Bryan openly oppose?

5. Who was elected president of the United States in 1912?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herbert Hoover.

2. What was the free silver issue?

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

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

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

6. What was the League of Nations?

7. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

8. Describe Woodrow Wilson.

9. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

10. Why was Theodore Roosevelt considered a Conservative Progressive?

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