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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was Amnesty International founded?
2. What is the title of Chapter 15?
3. When did the Spanish-American War begin?
4. What was the name of the alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I?
5. The United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire comprised what side in World War I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the “Cold War” defined by the author in Chapter 16?
2. What quote of Randolph Bourne is discussed in Chapter 14? How does Zinn assert Bourne’s quote is correct?
3. What does Howard Zinn criticize about the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam in Chapter 18?
4. What were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?
5. What were the reasons for the period of American imperialism that began in the 1890s? Chapter 12?
6. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?
7. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?
8. How did World War I begin? How was the war perceived by the American Communist Party, according to the author in Chapter 16?
9. What does Howard Zinn question about the motives of World War I in Chapter 16?
10. What corruptions of the government are discussed by Howard Zinn in Chapter 20?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the origins, history, culture, religion, and society of the Arawak people, and how this society changed with the arrival of Columbus and his fleet. How many Arawak people inhabited the islands where Columbus landed? How many slaves did Columbus take with him?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. What policy changes were enacted as a result of the movement? When did desegregation take place? What contributions to the movement were made by Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, the Communist Party, the Congress of Racial Equality, the Freedom Riders, and the Black Panther Party?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the various factors that led to the American colonial discontent which enabled the American Revolutionary War. How many independent revolts had taken place in the colonies prior to the war? What does the author assert in regards to the motivations of the war? Do you agree or disagree with Zinn’s perspective? Why?
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