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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. The Knights of Labor demanded a workday that consisted of how many hours?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) 8
2. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in what year?
(a) 1925
(b) 1930
(c) 1911
(d) 1939
3. Who was the first president of South Vietnam , from 1955 to 1963?
(a) Ho Chi Minh
(b) Kim Il Sung
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem
(d) Mao Ze-Dong
4. During the Great Depression, unemployment in the United States rose to what percentage?
(a) 25%
(b) 15%
(c) 20%
(d) 10%
5. What was the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped over Nagasaki?
(a) White Man
(b) Little Boy
(c) Old Man
(d) Fat Man
Short Answer Questions
1. The People’s Party, or the “Populists” was a short-lived political party established in what year?
2. In what year did Emma Goldman immigrate to the United States?
3. What is Chapter 13’s title?
4. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?
5. The title of Chapter 17 comes from a line of the poem “Harlem” written by whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the “Cold War” defined by the author in Chapter 16?
2. What developments emerged to fight back against the growing power of corporations prior to World War I, according to the author in Chapter 13?
3. What quote of Randolph Bourne is discussed in Chapter 14? How does Zinn assert Bourne’s quote is correct?
4. How had public opinion of the government changed by the 1970s, according to the author in Chapter 20?
5. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
6. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?
7. How does the author describe the position of women in society in the 1960s in Chapter 19?
8. What wars emerged as a result of American imperialism? How does the author describe these wars in Chapter 12?
9. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?
10. What literary figures does Howard Zinn laud for their activism during American imperialism in Chapter 13?
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