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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Dorr Rebellion take place?
(a) Rhode Island
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Maine
(d) Connecticut

2. When did the Cuban War of Independence take place?
(a) 1911-1915
(b) 1865-1870
(c) 1895-1898
(d) 1799-1815

3. Who signed into law the Espionage Act of 1917?
(a) Martin Van Buren
(b) Woodrow Wilson
(c) Andrew Jackson
(d) James Polk

4. Why does author Zinn make the argument that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary?
(a) Nagasaki and Hiroshima were not important cities to Japan
(b) The U.S. government had more capable weapons to ensure the surrender of Japan
(c) The U.S. government knew the Japanese were considering surrender beforehand
(d) Japan had already surrendered

5. What trade does the author assert was largely responsible for the growth of slavery in the United States in Chapter 9?
(a) The cotton trade
(b) The coal trade
(c) The hemp trade
(d) The gold trade

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mary Harris born?

2. What U.S. President authorized the Japanese American internment with Executive Order 9066?

3. Who wrote The Feminine Mystique?

4. When was Catharine Beecher born?

5. In what year did President Harry S. Truman issue Executive Order 9981?

(see the answer key)

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