A People's History of the United States Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A People's History of the United States Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Herbert Hoover serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1929-1933
(b) 1911-1914
(c) 1919-1923
(d) 1889-1903

2. When did the My Lai Massacre take place?
(a) March 16, 1968
(b) July 13, 1967
(c) May 30, 1962
(d) June 15, 1969

3. In what year did Emma Goldman immigrate to the United States?
(a) 1885
(b) 1905
(c) 1798
(d) 1865

4. In what year did Richard Nixon resign as President of the United States?
(a) 1981
(b) 1969
(c) 1977
(d) 1974

5. Who wrote The Feminine Mystique?
(a) Emma Willard
(b) Harriot Hunt
(c) Betty Friedan
(d) Henry David Thoreau

Short Answer Questions

1. The United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire comprised what side in World War I?

2. Vietnam Veterans Against the War began as a placard slogan in the staging area for the Spring Mobilization to End the War anti-war demonstration in what year?

3. When was Ho Chi Minh born?

4. What is the title of Chapter 19?

5. What is the title of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?

2. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?

3. What literary figures does Howard Zinn laud for their activism during American imperialism in Chapter 13?

4. How does the author describe the position of women in society in the 1960s in Chapter 19?

5. What wars emerged as a result of American imperialism? How does the author describe these wars in Chapter 12?

6. What corruptions of the government are discussed by Howard Zinn in Chapter 20?

7. How had governments established order by 1877, according to the author in Chapter 11?

8. What were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?

9. How is the “Cold War” defined by the author in Chapter 16?

10. How had public opinion of the government changed by the 1970s, according to the author in Chapter 20?

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