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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 Federation of Labor founded?
(a) 1908
(b) 1865
(c) 1886
(d) 1923
2. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) Self-Help in Hard Times
(b) Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom
(c) Robber Barons and Rebels
(d) Or Does It Explode
3. What term refers to a political philosophy that advocates stateless societies based on non-hierarchical free associations?
(a) Fascism
(b) Anarchism
(c) Socialism
(d) Democracy
4. Who signed into law the Espionage Act of 1917?
(a) James Polk
(b) Martin Van Buren
(c) Andrew Jackson
(d) Woodrow Wilson
5. When did the Cuban War of Independence take place?
(a) 1911-1915
(b) 1799-1815
(c) 1865-1870
(d) 1895-1898
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
2. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?
3. Why does author Zinn make the argument that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary?
4. Eugene V. Debs ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States several times as a candidate for what political party?
5. The Socialist Labor Party of America was established in what year as the Workingmen’s Party?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?
2. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?
3. What does Howard Zinn question about the motives of World War I in Chapter 16?
4. How had public opinion of the government changed by the 1970s, according to the author in Chapter 20?
5. How did World War I begin? How was the war perceived by the American Communist Party, according to the author in Chapter 16?
6. What literary figures does Howard Zinn laud for their activism during American imperialism in Chapter 13?
7. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?
8. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?
9. What corruptions of the government are discussed by Howard Zinn in Chapter 20?
10. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
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