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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 becomes chairman of the Morgan bank when Jack Morgan dies?

2. What is the bone of contention between the New York and London Morgan firms?

3. What Senator begins to investigate petrodollars in 1975?

4. How long does Morgan Stanley suspend its practice of programmed trades on an international basis after the crash in 1987?

5. Who is the only Guaranty Trust person to have a top position in the new Morgan Guaranty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Morgan Guaranty's position with respect to Latin America?

2. What happens at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944?

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

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

5. What happens at the Paris office, called Morgan et Compagnie, when the Nazis try to force them to accept Nazi deposits?

6. What are LBOs?

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

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

9. What are tombstones?

10. What does Morgan Grenfell do when Morgan Guaranty enters investment banking in London and sells its one third interest in Morgan Grenfell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the 1912 Pujo hearings in detail, including what they were, the important people involved, their goal, their conclusion. What was their effect on the Morgans?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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