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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. In the 1924 presidential election what candidate does the House of Morgan have ties with?
2. With regard to his philanthropic goals, what does Jack Morgan collect?
3. How much money are Morgan partners rumored to make in a year?
4. When does England go off the gold standard?
5. Where is the Morgan ancestral home?
Short Essay Questions
1. In 1924 what are the House of Morgan ties with the candidates?
2. What are holding companies and are the Morgans involved?
3. What major merger occurrs as a result of the big dive in the stock and commodity markets in October 1939?
4. What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
5. What are the first two crises that Jack Morgan faces after his father's death?
6. When World War I begins, what are the positions of the US government and the House of Morgan?
7. What is the general economic status in the United States when the book opens in 1835?
8. Why are loans made to Latin American countries considered risky?
9. How do the Morgan partners come to finance Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis flight?
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
In today's world would it be possible for any one firm to be as preeminent as the House of Morgan during its "golden age"? Discuss why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
The Morgans were involved in a number of industries in the US. Choose one and discuss in detail what the Morgan's involvement was, how influential the Morgans were in the industry and why, how long their involvement continued, why it stopped if it did, etc.
Essay Topic 3
In the 1970s there are merger talks among some of the Morgan firms. Discuss. Include which firms were involved, the factors that lead to these talks, the result of the talks and what happened afterward.
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