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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. While imprisoned at the age of 20, Malcolm X became a member of what religious movement?
2. Eugene V. Debs ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States several times as a candidate for what political party?
3. In what year did Richard Nixon resign as President of the United States?
4. When did the Spanish-American War begin?
5. What was the name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the “Pentagon Papers”? How did these documents come to light?
2. How had governments established order by 1877, according to the author in Chapter 11?
3. How does Zinn describe the differences between the upper and lower classes regarding their trust in the government in Chapter 20?
4. What developments emerged to fight back against the growing power of corporations prior to World War I, according to the author in Chapter 13?
5. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?
6. How does Howard Zinn describe the increasing power of banks as a result of the Industrial Revolution in Chapter 13?
7. When did the My Lai Massacre take place? How is this event described in Chapter 18?
8. What were the reasons for the period of American imperialism that began in the 1890s? Chapter 12?
9. How did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
10. What does Howard Zinn criticize about the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam in Chapter 18?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the colonization of the Americas and the settlements of the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and other colonists that came to the New World to establish governance. Where did the first Puritan settlers land? What indigenous people lived in these regions? How many Native Americans died as a result of disease brought by the Europeans? How many died as a result of war and violence?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Sojourner Truth and her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech in Akron, Ohio. When did Sojourner Truth give this speech? How was it received? In what ways do you think Sojourner Truth influenced perceptions of women in society?
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