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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. Who heads the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley?

2. When does the SEC new Rule 415 come into effect?

3. What causes the recession in 1973-1974?

4. When does Morgan Grenfell go public?

5. Which Morgan partner leads Morgan Stanley to change?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jack Morgan dies in March 1943, does the Morgan bank continue to operate efficiently?

2. Why does JP Morgan and Company become a corporation?

3. Who outmaneuvers Morgan Grenfell on the British Aluminum deal?

4. What deal does Morgan Stanley negotiate for Adnan Khashoggi?

5. What is Cliveden?

6. Why does Morgan Grenfell go public?

7. Who are Morgan Grenfell's two takeover stars?

8. What is Euramerica?

9. When Mussolini has Giovanni Fummi, a Morgan agent, arrested as a spy what happens?

10. Generally, what is Morgan Stanley's role as the premier investment banking firm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the 1950s and 1960s the banking world changes as new financial instruments become available. These include Fed Funds, certificates of deposits, treasury and municipal securities, Eurodollars and others. Choose two and discuss how the Morgans are involved. Include a description of the instrument, how and when it is used, which Morgan firm was involved, whether they were influential in that particular market, etc.

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 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?

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