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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 did the My Lai Massacre take place?
2. What is the title of Chapter 19?
3. The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict beginning in what year?
4. When did the Haymarket affair take place in Chicago?
5. While imprisoned at the age of 20, Malcolm X became a member of what religious movement?
Short Essay Questions
1. What literary figures does Howard Zinn laud for their activism during American imperialism in Chapter 13?
2. What wars emerged as a result of American imperialism? How does the author describe these wars in Chapter 12?
3. How does the author describe the position of women in society in the 1960s in Chapter 19?
4. What movements worked to fight against the corruption of corporations and government during the Industrial Revolution, according to the author in Chapter 11?
5. How is the “Cold War” defined by the author in Chapter 16?
6. How does Howard Zinn describe the causes and effects of the Great Depression in Chapter 15?
7. How does the author describe the beginning of the feminist movement in Chapter 19?
8. What argument does Howard Zinn make regarding the governmental reforms against racial discrimination in Chapter 17?
9. How does Zinn characterize the atmosphere of rebellion during the period of American imperialism in Chapter 13?
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 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 2
Discuss the origins of African slavery in the American colonies, particularly in the colony of Virginia. How many European colonists lived in the settlement when African slaves were first shipped to the colony? How common were slaves? How much did they cost? Where in Africa and the islands did the slaves originally come from?
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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