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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 position did Herbert Hoover hold in both Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge's cabinets?

2. Who succeeded Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States?

3. Which organization was credited for preserving European economies after World War I?

4. According to Hofstadter, why did the League of Nations fail?

5. Where did Herbert Hoover gain his diplomatic experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did William Jennings Bryan rise to power?

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

3. Describe Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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

5. What was The New Deal?

6. Why did Theodore Roosevelt enter politics?

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

8. How did Grover Cleveland's administration impact the economy of the United States?

9. How did Woodrow Wilson rise to power?

10. Describe Herbert Hoover.

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 the philosophies and events that affected the Founders of the United States Constitution. What political experiences affected the Founders? What economic experiences affected their philosophies and policies? What did the Founders want to change about their old government when designing this new nation?

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