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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 the chairman of Morgan in 1955?

2. Who becomes chairman of the Morgan bank when Jack Morgan dies?

3. What causes the recession in 1973-1974?

4. Who does the US military ask to visit Germany and assess their air power?

5. When does Morgan Stanley open its Tokyo office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Marshall Plan?

3. In late 1988, what is Morgan Grenfell's major strength?

4. What Morgan Stanley policy begins to hurt them in the 1970s and comes to a head in 1979 with respect to a $1 billion issue with IBM?

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

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

7. What is the SEC new Rule 415?

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

9. What is Euramerica?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe how the House of Morgan started. Then discuss the major firms that comprised the House of Morgan, how and why they came into being. Choose one of the firms and trace its history from the beginning to the late 1980s.

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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