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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. The Rothschilds financed the conflict in which what historic leader was defeated by England?

2. What occurred after the economic downturn in 1818?

3. What is the basic structure of the U.S. monetary system?

4. What bank was The Bank of North America modeled after?

5. What were the results of the Russian revolutions?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter 12, what event sparked the conflicts that led to World War I?

2. According to Chapter 11, what is the Rothschild Formula?

3. In Chapter 10, what resulted from the Mandrake Mechanism?

4. According to Chapter 25, what two social classes does the author predict for the future?

5. According to Chapter 18, what impact did stable banking practices have?

6. According to Chapter 20, what was the economic outlook in the U.S. following the Civil War?

7. According to Chapter 24, what decade marked the beginning of a tremendous surge in U.S. debt?

8. According to Chapter 25, what did the author predict for the U.S. economy?

9. According to Chapter 21, what system was in control of the economy before the Federal Reserve System was established?

10. According to Chapter 15, why was the use of fiat money disallowed in the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did risky lending by banks lead to? How did the Federal Reserve support their poor practices? What was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation established for? In the author's opinion, what was the underlying reason for the FDIC?

Essay Topic 2

What was the financial impact of the Russian Revolution? How many revolutions did Russia undergo within the same year? Describe the two revolutions and what resulted from them.

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Mandrake Mechanism and its effect on an economy. Why was the system made to be complex?

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