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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. According to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, what still offered her bounty, and human efforts multiplied it?

2. What was torn from nature a secret so vast in its potentialities that our minds cower from the terror it creates?

3. According to President Nixon, what title can one receive that was the greatest honor of history?

4. What were solemn celebrations of the union of Christ and his church that led to the universal radiation of truth?

5. Who was the director of the laboratories in Los Alamos, NM, where the atomic bomb was perfected?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Baruch's feelings on the controlling of atomic weapons?

2. How did Dorothy Thompson view isolation?

3. Discuss the artificial restrictions placed on the Soviet Government.

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

5. What is the tradition of Irish learning?

6. What three elements represented the five members that completed the most important part of a war cabinet?

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

8. What was Einstein's feelings on peace?

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

10. How did Truman suggest strengthening freedom-loving nations against the dangers of aggression?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps during his administration. Kennedy also called the people of America and the world to action in solving the world's challenges.

Part 1) What was Kennedy's view on abolishing poverty in the world?

Part 2) What did Kennedy feel was the responsibility of every citizen in the world?

Essay Topic 3

Adolf Hitler and Woodrow Wilson had differing opinions on the League of Nations. Compare and contrast Hitler's "Germany's Claims" and Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speeches.

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