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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 what type of business does Junius Morgan begin his career?

2. Who is the financial wizard of Nazi Germany during the 1930s?

3. What is the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?

4. What political office does Dwight Morrow run for and win?

5. By the winter of 1930 how many banks were failing per month?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the turning point for when the House of Morgan surpasses the House of Rothschilds?

2. After Britain goes off the gold standard in 1919, who wants them back on the gold standard and why?

3. Whom does Jack begin to groom for roles in the House of Morgan?

4. What are holding companies and are the Morgans involved?

5. 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?

6. Even when Mussolini is criticized for his violent tactics, who seems to side with Mussolini and why?

7. In 1938 what scandal begins to emerge?

8. In 1934 why does Lamont stop supporting Japan?

9. Why do the Morgans survive the crash of 1929?

10. What are the first two crises that Jack Morgan faces after his father's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Anglo-American nature and character of the House of Morgan. What effect did this have on the development of the Morgan firms in general? Choose one period in history and discuss in detail how this effected the Morgan firms.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Crash of 1929 and the Depression that followed. What were the causes? What role did the Morgans play in the events leading up to the crash, in the immediate reaction to the crash and in the Depression that followed. Why and how did the Morgan firms survive?

Essay Topic 3

Choose either World War I or World War II and describe how the Morgans were involved. Among things to discuss are their position with respect to the war, whether all the firms were on the same side, what influence they had with what governments, how they were financially involved, etc.

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