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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. How does Hofstadter characterize American culture in the late nineteenth century?

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

3. Who was responsible for organizing the League of Nations after World War I?

4. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3. What was the "Gilded Age"?

4. What was The New Deal?

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

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

7. Why was Theodore Roosevelt considered a Conservative Progressive?

8. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

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

10. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the philosophies and events that affected Abraham Lincoln's attitude towards slavery. According to Hofstadter, what issues were important to Lincoln? Why did Lincoln participate in a recolonization society? What prompted Lincoln to finally issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How has the economy of the United States changed since its inception? What differing economic principles have been implemented throughout the years? What cycle of economic policy is evident in Hosfstadter's book?

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