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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why didn't MacArthur think China could conduct a war in Korea?
(a) China didn't have enough soldiers for war.
(b) China lacked the funds for a war.
(c) China lacked the industrial capacity to conduct a war.
(d) China didn't want Korea.

3. When Jean MacArthur returned to the Philippines after her husband liberated the islands, what did she do upon seeing the rags the people were wearing?
(a) She wrote the President about the problem.
(b) She wrote an American charity about the problem.
(c) She gave her hat and gloves to some Filipinos.
(d) She wept.

4. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?
(a) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
(b) Admiral King.
(c) Admiral Maynard.
(d) Admiral Halsey.

5. In the fall of 1944, what percentage of Filipinos were Roman Catholic?
(a) Ten percent.
(b) One hundred percent.
(c) Eighty percent.
(d) Thirty percent.

6. How long had MacArthur served in the Army when he was dismissed?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Fifty-two years.

7. With which Navy admiral did MacArthur frequently come into conflict?
(a) Nimitz.
(b) Halsey.
(c) King.
(d) Braverton.

8. What did MacArthur use against Japanese ships near New Guinea to cut off Japanese supplies and reinforcements?
(a) Nerve gas.
(b) Bombs dropped by air.
(c) Submarines.
(d) Nuclear weapons.

9. Who was the Japanese commander of the Philippine defenses?
(a) Lieutenant General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
(b) Lieutenant General Yamaga.
(c) General Mayaki Komo.
(d) General Mashita.

10. What were "Sherman carpets"?
(a) A type of shag carpet favored by General Sherman.
(b) Tank drivers.
(c) U.S. Sherman tanks.
(d) Japanese children who were suicide tank bombers.

11. How many days after the surrender of the Japanese did MacArthur enter Tokyo?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One day.
(c) Six days.
(d) Eighty days.

12. How long did the British want the Americans to limit their Pacific objectives during World War II?
(a) Until the Germans were defeated in Europe.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Until a new prime minister was elected in England.

13. After capturing Seoul, what kind of reforms did MacArthur want to establish there?
(a) Democratic reforms like he brought to the Philippines.
(b) Military reforms.
(c) Economic reforms.
(d) Industrial reforms.

14. Why did upper class Filipinos collaborate with the Japanese?
(a) They wanted the war to end as soon as possible.
(b) They preferred the Japanese to the Americans.
(c) They were Japanese in heritage.
(d) They feared losing their privileged lifestyle if they didn't.

15. Who was Ah Cheu?
(a) The Cantonese amah or nanny of MacArthur's son.
(b) MacArthur's Japanese girlfriend.
(c) A Filipino guerilla leader.
(d) A Japanese general.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title was MacArthur given on April 18, 1942?

2. When was the Korean armistice signed?

3. How did the media and the public respond once MacArthur broke through the blockade?

4. What did critics of MacArthur claim?

5. Why did Americans at home during World War II have trouble following the war in the Pacific?

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