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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. What was the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) Little Boy
(b) Fat Man
(c) Black Rocket
(d) Blue Tear
2. What was the name of the alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I?
(a) The Central Powers
(b) The Allies
(c) The Axis Powers
(d) NATO
3. During the Great Depression, unemployment in the United States rose to what percentage?
(a) 20%
(b) 15%
(c) 10%
(d) 25%
4. When was the city of Hiroshima bombed by U.S. forces?
(a) September 12, 1944
(b) June 13, 1946
(c) August 9, 1945
(d) August 6, 1945
5. In what year did Emma Goldman immigrate to the United States?
(a) 1885
(b) 1798
(c) 1865
(d) 1905
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the Korean War take place?
2. When was Amnesty International founded?
3. What was the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped over Nagasaki?
4. The People’s Party, or the “Populists” was a short-lived political party established in what year?
5. When was The Feminine Mystique published?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the “Cold War” defined by the author in Chapter 16?
2. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
3. What does Howard Zinn criticize about the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam in Chapter 18?
4. What quote of Randolph Bourne is discussed in Chapter 14? How does Zinn assert Bourne’s quote is correct?
5. How does Howard Zinn describe the causes and effects of the Great Depression in Chapter 15?
6. What corruptions of the government are discussed by Howard Zinn in Chapter 20?
7. How does the author describe the government's campaign to destroy the IWW in Chapter 15?
8. How does Howard Zinn describe the increasing power of banks as a result of the Industrial Revolution in Chapter 13?
9. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?
10. What were the reasons for the period of American imperialism that began in the 1890s? Chapter 12?
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