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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 1935 Wheeler subcommittee hearings involve banker involvement in what industry?
2. In 1898 where doesJack Morgan work?
3. After Pierpont dies, who becomes the Morgan's manager on a day-to-day basis?
4. When is the Clayton Antitrust Act enacted?
5. Where does the new Morgan Stanley office open?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the Pujo hearings and what do they conclude?
2. What major merger occurrs as a result of the big dive in the stock and commodity markets in October 1939?
3. What are the immediate results of the stock market panic in October 1907 and what is Morgan's role?
4. What are the first two crises that Jack Morgan faces after his father's death?
5. By the year 1900, Morgan has come to control most of what transportation industry and why?
6. What is the general economic status in the United States when the book opens in 1835?
7. What are holding companies and are the Morgans involved?
8. Why are loans made to Latin American countries considered risky?
9. After Britain goes off the gold standard in 1919, who wants them back on the gold standard and why?
10. What is the Glass Steagall Act?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of banking regulations to the House of Morgan. Include at least three specific regulations, including the Glass Steagall Act, discussing the why they were enacted, their effect on banking in general and their effect on the Morgans.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Morgans relationship with the Vatican from the beginning of the Morgan firms through the 1980s.
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