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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 buys Morgan Grenfell in 1989?
2. By the mid 1960s how much money does Morgan manage in trust assets?
3. When does the Falkland War start?
4. When does the royal family make a trip to the United States?
5. What is the bone of contention between the New York and London Morgan firms?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mussolini has Giovanni Fummi, a Morgan agent, arrested as a spy what happens?
2. What event begins the long relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Morgan Grenfell?
3. What happens at the Paris office, called Morgan et Compagnie, when the Nazis try to force them to accept Nazi deposits?
4. Why does US District Attorney Rudolph Giuliani criticize Morgan Stanley for the inside trading scandal involving Stephen Sui-Kwan Wang, Jr. even though Morgan Stanley was not involved?
5. Why does JP Morgan and Company become a corporation?
6. How does Morgan find out about Tony Gebauer's embezzlement?
7. What are LBOs?
8. What company does Morgan merge with, and what is the resulting company?
9. What is the result on profits when the SEC prohibits fixed commissions on stock trade in 1975?
10. Who are Morgan Grenfell's two takeover stars?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The Morgans were involved in a number of industries in the US. Choose one and discuss in detail what the Morgan's involvement was, how influential the Morgans were in the industry and why, how long their involvement continued, why it stopped if it did, etc.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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