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1. What was the first name of Hoover's father?
2. From what university did Hoover graduate in 1895?
3. What course did Hoover earn a degree for in college?
4. After graduating from college, Hoover found himself in the middle of which conflict?
5. The Hoovers had two sons, Herbert Jr. and Allen. In what city were they both born?
6. Hoover became well known when he organized relief efforts for what country after World War I?
7. Hoover held what cabinet post in both the Harding and Coolidge administration?
8. The Republicans held their 1928 national convention where?
9. Who was the Democratic party's nominee for president in 1928?
10. During the Hoover administration, the doctrine that established US policy that it would not recognize territorial changes brought on by aggression was named after whom?
11. Due to the Great Depression, at what figure did the Dow Jones bottom out during Hoover's time in office?
12. The London Naval Treaty, agreed upon during Hoover's term in 1930, allowed for which nation to increase the size of their navy?
13. The Bonus Army, which Hoover ordered put down in May 1932, was an effort by World War I veterans to immediately claim bonuses that were not due till when?
14. When Hoover's wife Lou died in 1944, where was she buried?
15. Shortly before Hoover's death, whom did he endorse for president?
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