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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. What name refers to a U.S. military operation during the Vietnam War, lasting from 1962 until 1971, that employed chemical warfare?
2. What platoon leader in the Vietnam War was convicted of killing 22 villagers at My Lai and was originally given a life sentence but only served three and a half years under house arrest?
3. What was the name of the alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I?
4. What term refers to the period of feminist activity that first began in the early 1960s in the United States, and eventually spread throughout the Western world?
5. The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict beginning in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?
2. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?
3. How does the author describe the position of women in society in the 1960s in Chapter 19?
4. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?
5. How does the author describe the government's campaign to destroy the IWW in Chapter 15?
6. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
7. What argument does Howard Zinn make regarding the governmental reforms against racial discrimination in Chapter 17?
8. What were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?
9. What does Howard Zinn question about the motives of World War I in Chapter 16?
10. What wars emerged as a result of American imperialism? How does the author describe these wars in Chapter 12?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the origins, history, culture, religion, and society of the Arawak people, and how this society changed with the arrival of Columbus and his fleet. How many Arawak people inhabited the islands where Columbus landed? How many slaves did Columbus take with him?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. What policy changes were enacted as a result of the movement? When did desegregation take place? What contributions to the movement were made by Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, the Communist Party, the Congress of Racial Equality, the Freedom Riders, and the Black Panther Party?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the class struggles of the nineteenth century in the United States. What corporate and government abuses led to the civil unrest in the country and the establishment of organizations to fight corruption? How effective were these organizations in protecting the common people?
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