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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. What happens to Morgan's Leonard Rist of the Paris Morgan office when the Nazis arrive?

2. When does the SEC charge Tommy S. Lamont with inside trading?

3. Who is fired by Morgan Grenfell after the Guinness scandal?

4. Who is Asher Edelman?

5. When does the Justice Department file an antitrust suit against Morgan Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What event begins the long relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Morgan Grenfell?

3. How does Morgan find out about Tony Gebauer's embezzlement?

4. Why does England sign the Munich Pact and what other countries signed?

5. What makes it impossible for Morgan Stanley to service large investors who trade large blocks for other blocks?

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

7. What happens when the stock market crashes in October 1987?

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

9. What are LBOs?

10. What is the Marshall Plan?

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

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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