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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 Glass Steagall Act resulted in the separation of commercial banking from what?
2. When did the first Morgans arrive in America?
3. What depletes England of gold?
4. Baring Brothers and Junius Morgan were principal holders of what type of securities, which were popular in London in 1890?
5. In 1923 Morgan forges ties with what leading Japanese bank?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the turning point for when the House of Morgan surpasses the House of Rothschilds?
2. Why do the Morgans survive the crash of 1929?
3. Even when Mussolini is criticized for his violent tactics, who seems to side with Mussolini and why?
4. What financial deal makes Junius Morgan a force in the banking world?
5. What causes a Wall Street panic in 1873?
6. What are the first two crises that Jack Morgan faces after his father's death?
7. By the year 1900, Morgan has come to control most of what transportation industry and why?
8. What is the general economic status in the United States when the book opens in 1835?
9. At the end of World War I, what is the role of the United States and the Morgans with respect to the world financial markets?
10. After Britain goes off the gold standard in 1919, who wants them back on the gold standard and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chernow divides the history of the House of Morgan into three parts. What are these three parts? Briefly discuss each. Include such factors as approximate dates, significant events in the financial world, significant historical events, important people, the Morgan firms, Morgan leaders, etc.
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the House of Morgan started. Then discuss the major firms that comprised the House of Morgan, how and why they came into being. Choose one of the firms and trace its history from the beginning to the late 1980s.
Essay Topic 3
The Morgans' influence reached worldwide. Choose one or two countries in different parts of the world and discuss the Morgans influence through their initial involvement until the late 1980s or such time as their influence ended. Among things to discuss are why it became involved in the country, how it was involved, what was happening in the country at the time, etc.
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