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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 supporters of the free silver movement wish for the government to do?

2. How does Hofstadter view Franklin Roosevelt?

3. Which political philosophies did Woodrow Wilson admire?

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

5. What did Herbert Hoover study while in school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was the free silver issue?

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

8. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

9. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt.

10. Describe Theodore Roosevelt.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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