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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. What is Chapter 13’s title?
2. What term refers to the period of feminist activity that first began in the early 1960s in the United States, and eventually spread throughout the Western world?
3. The Socialist Labor Party of America was established in what year as the Workingmen’s Party?
4. What is the title of Chapter 11?
5. Why does author Zinn make the argument that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What argument does Howard Zinn make regarding the governmental reforms against racial discrimination in Chapter 17?
2. What does Howard Zinn question about the motives of World War I in Chapter 16?
3. How had public opinion of the government changed by the 1970s, according to the author in Chapter 20?
4. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?
5. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?
6. What were the reasons for the period of American imperialism that began in the 1890s? Chapter 12?
7. How does Howard Zinn describe the increasing power of banks as a result of the Industrial Revolution in Chapter 13?
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 did the Industrial Revolution impact the common people, according to the author in Chapter 11?
10. How is the “Cold War” defined by the author in Chapter 16?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the oppressions in industry in the early twentieth century. In what ways did corporate leaders segregate their workers in order to maintain oppression and order? How can this type of segregation be seen in corporations today? How does “outsourcing” relate to this concept?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the My Lai Massacre and its impact on anti-war activists and the public perceptions of the Vietnam War. When did the trial take place which accused the involved soldiers of war crimes? Who was found guilty and what time was served?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the policies of President Woodrow Wilson. In his first term as President, Wilson persuaded a Democratic Congress to pass major progressive reforms. What were these reforms? How did they affect the common citizens of the country?
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