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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 was the American Railway Union founded?
(a) 1911
(b) 1905
(c) 1893
(d) 1899
2. Who was the first president of South Vietnam , from 1955 to 1963?
(a) Ngo Dinh Diem
(b) Ho Chi Minh
(c) Kim Il Sung
(d) Mao Ze-Dong
3. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) War is the Health of the State
(b) Or Does It Explode
(c) Self-Help in Hard Times
(d) Surprises
4. The title of Chapter 17 comes from a line of the poem “Harlem” written by whom?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr
(b) E. B. White
(c) Percy Shelley
(d) Langston Hughes
5. What is Chapter 13’s title?
(a) Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom
(b) The Socialist Challenge
(c) The Empire and the People
(d) Robber Barons and Rebels
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the Philippine-American War take place?
2. The Knights of Labor demanded a workday that consisted of how many hours?
3. The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict beginning in what year?
4. When did the Spanish-American War begin?
5. Where was Mary Harris born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What argument does Howard Zinn make regarding the governmental reforms against racial discrimination in Chapter 17?
2. How does Zinn describe the differences between the upper and lower classes regarding their trust in the government in Chapter 20?
3. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?
4. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
5. What developments emerged to fight back against the growing power of corporations prior to World War I, according to the author in Chapter 13?
6. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?
7. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?
8. How does Howard Zinn describe the causes and effects of the Great Depression in Chapter 15?
9. What literary figures does Howard Zinn laud for their activism during American imperialism in Chapter 13?
10. How had public opinion of the government changed by the 1970s, according to the author in Chapter 20?
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