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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. Near what city was the facility that manufactured deadly nerve poison that created waste disposal issues?

2. According to the speech "Powers of the President", what was the President responsible for?

3. Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1949 and was one of the great American novelists in the 20th century?

4. What country was founded on the principles not to oppress the undefended, nor fear the aggressive?

5. Who was one of the most gifted poets in Britain known for his voice, poetry readings and his speeches?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were John F. Kennedy's feelings on peace?

2. What was the principal mission of the United Nations?

3. Describe Henry Watterson's protege.

4. Describe one's private library according to Phelps.

5. Describe General Goethals.

6. According to Eisenhower, how did a country produce unity?

7. What did democracy mean to James Bryant Conant?

8. Describe Charles de Gaulle's reflections on the last four years in the "Independence for Algeria" speech.

9. What was Einstein's feelings on peace?

10. How was are international trade relations under Franklin Roosevelt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chinese students held peaceful protests in April of 1989. In May 1989, 500 Beijing faculty members signed a statement for Pro-democracy movement.

Part 1) What were the principle reasons for protest?

Part 2) Briefly summarize the reasons for the protest?

Part 3) Why did the intellectuals feel that they were at a critical turning point in history?

Essay Topic 2

William Jennings Bryan unsuccessfully ran for President three times. In his speech "The Cross of Gold", Bryan favored free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1.

Part 1) Explain the proposal of the gentleman from N.Y. that Bryan mentions.

Part 2) Explain the amendment that Bryan wanted to propose.

Essay Topic 3

Jan C. Smuts was Prime Minister of South Africa, which was part of the British Empire. Smuts spoke at a Conference for Prime Ministers in London, where Smuts delivered the speech "Peace and Empire".

Part 1) Describe Smuts' viewpoint on the League of Nations.

Part 2) Explain Smuts' feelings about the Empire system in place in South Africa.

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