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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 election of President Taft leads to what action in the financial world?

2. Who does Parker Gilbert's wife marry after his death?

3. What did the Young Plan deal with?

4. When does Mussolini invade Albania?

5. In what year is there a Wall Street panic partially caused by the failure of the Northern Pacific Railroad bonds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the Morgan partners come to finance Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis flight?

4. What are the Pujo hearings and what do they conclude?

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

7. Why are loans made to Latin American countries considered risky?

8. What financial deal makes Junius Morgan a force in the banking world?

9. What causes a feud between the two Morgan partners, Morrow and Lamont?

10. What is the Glass Steagall Act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of leadership in the House of Morgan. Who were the five most important leaders? Why? Were these leaders also important outside the House of Morgan? How?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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