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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. While imprisoned at the age of 20, Malcolm X became a member of what religious movement?
(a) The Society of Unitarianism
(b) The Presbyterian movement
(c) The Nation of Islam
(d) The Nation of Christianity

2. Why does author Zinn make the argument that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary?
(a) The U.S. government knew the Japanese were considering surrender beforehand
(b) Nagasaki and Hiroshima were not important cities to Japan
(c) Japan had already surrendered
(d) The U.S. government had more capable weapons to ensure the surrender of Japan

3. During what years did Gerald Ford serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1977-1981
(b) 1973-1977
(c) 1974-1977
(d) 1965-1969

4. The Knights of Labor demanded a workday that consisted of how many hours?
(a) 12
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 8

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 12?

2. What was Malcolm X’s birth name?

3. What term refers to an ideology and movement that encourages the solidarity of Africans worldwide?

4. When did the Spanish-American War end?

5. What name refers to a U.S. military operation during the Vietnam War, lasting from 1962 until 1971, that employed chemical warfare?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the reasons for the period of American imperialism that began in the 1890s? Chapter 12?

2. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?

3. How does the author describe the position of women in society in the 1960s in Chapter 19?

4. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?

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 were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?

7. What literary figures does Howard Zinn laud for their activism during American imperialism in Chapter 13?

8. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?

9. What wars emerged as a result of American imperialism? How does the author describe these wars in Chapter 12?

10. How had public opinion of the government changed by the 1970s, according to the author in Chapter 20?

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