1. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?
(a) Japanese teenagers.
(b) Japanese women.
(c) Japanese men.
(d) Immigrants from the Philippines.

2. Who did President Truman appoint as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Taft.
(c) Halsey.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?
(a) Lord Mountbatten of Britain.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) General John J. Pershing.

4. According to the United States public polls after World War II, MacArthur was second in popularity to?
(a) Truman.
(b) Eisenhower
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Winston Churchill.

5. When did Douglas MacArthur sail for Europe to join World War I?
(a) In March 1912.
(b) In October 1917.
(c) In February 1914.
(d) In July 1918.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Soviet Union announced in 1949 that it had moved its forces out of North Korea, what did that nation expect the United States to do in response?

2. At what age did MacArthur become the youngest division commander in the war?

3. Which of the following elements was not something encountered by American forces in the Pacific islands during World War II?

4. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?

5. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?

(see the answer key)

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