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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. In what year did Richard Nixon resign as President of the United States?
(a) 1977
(b) 1981
(c) 1969
(d) 1974
2. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in what year?
(a) 1930
(b) 1911
(c) 1939
(d) 1925
3. What was the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped over Nagasaki?
(a) Old Man
(b) White Man
(c) Little Boy
(d) Fat Man
4. When was the American Railway Union founded?
(a) 1899
(b) 1905
(c) 1911
(d) 1893
5. When did the Spanish-American War begin?
(a) May 15, 1829
(b) April 25, 1898
(c) June 30, 1892
(d) February 10, 1763
Short Answer Questions
1. The Industrial Workers of the World is an international union that was formed in what year?
2. Where was Mary Harris born?
3. Who was elected president of the American Federation of Labor at its founding convention?
4. When was the city of Hiroshima bombed by U.S. forces?
5. When did World War I begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Howard Zinn question about the motives of World War I in Chapter 16?
2. How does Howard Zinn describe the increasing power of banks as a result of the Industrial Revolution in Chapter 13?
3. What does Howard Zinn criticize about the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam in Chapter 18?
4. How does Howard Zinn describe the causes and effects of the Great Depression in Chapter 15?
5. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
6. What were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?
7. What wars emerged as a result of American imperialism? How does the author describe these wars in Chapter 12?
8. What argument does Howard Zinn make regarding the governmental reforms against racial discrimination in Chapter 17?
9. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?
10. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?
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