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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. Who signed into law the Espionage Act of 1917?

2. Who was the first president of South Vietnam , from 1955 to 1963?

3. What is the title of Chapter 19?

4. When did the Haymarket affair take place in Chicago?

5. The People’s Party, or the “Populists” was a short-lived political party established in what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What corruptions of the government are discussed by Howard Zinn in Chapter 20?

4. How did World War I begin? How was the war perceived by the American Communist Party, according to the author in Chapter 16?

5. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?

6. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?

7. How had governments established order by 1877, according to the author in Chapter 11?

8. What developments emerged to fight back against the growing power of corporations prior to World War I, according to the author in Chapter 13?

9. How does Howard Zinn describe the causes and effects of the Great Depression in Chapter 15?

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

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 racial and class bias regarding those who were allowed to fight in the American Revolutionary War. Why did the Americans originally limit those who served to landowners? Why and when did this restriction change? Why did the Americans refuse to allow Native Americans or African slaves to participate in the war?

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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