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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Great Depression force Herbert Hoover to do?

2. With which controversial group is William Jennings Bryan associated?

3. Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as president?

4. Which movement did not approve of Grover Cleveland's policies?

5. How does Hofstadter view Grover Cleveland's presidency?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

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

3. What was The New Deal?

4. What was the League of Nations?

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

6. How did Herbert Hoover rise to power?

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

8. What was the free silver issue?

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

10. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how war and economic crises have affected American politics and economic policies in the 20th century. What political and social policies have arisen as a direct result of international conflict? How did the Great Depression change the way Americans view their economy? How has a global society affected the economic practices of the United States?

Essay Topic 2

Which economic reforms are attributed to Andrew Jackson? How did Jackson's economic philosophy differ from the current economic practice? How did Jackson's economic policies affect the citizens of the United States?

Essay Topic 3

What impact did the Gilded Age have on the growth of the United States? How did the United States expand during this era and how did that expansion affect the economy? What social concerns rose during the Gilded Age and how were they addressed by America's leadership?

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