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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did MacArthur say a nation should do if it wasn't willing to make the full military commitment to winning a war?
(a) It shouldn't fight.
(b) It shouldn't be surprised to lose.
(c) It should dissolve itself.
(d) It should dissolve its army.

2. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?
(a) His wife Jean.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Winston Churchill.

3. Which Navy admiral did MacArthur admire?
(a) Braverton.
(b) King.
(c) Nimitz.
(d) Halsey.

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

5. Why did Americans at home during World War II have trouble following the war in the Pacific?
(a) They were ignorant of its geography.
(b) There was poor radio reception from that area.
(c) Television had not yet been invented.
(d) No reporters were allowed near the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the public reaction when MacArthur was dismissed?

2. What type of rifle did the Japanese infantry use during World War II?

3. What was MacArthur's goal for Korea?

4. In the fall of 1944, what percentage of Filipinos were Roman Catholic?

5. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did wealthy Filipinos collaborate with the Japanese during World War II?

2. What kind of government did José Laurel establish in the Philippines during the war, and how did MacArthur feel about this government?

3. What kind of authority did MacArthur have in Japan after the surrender of Hirohito?

4. What was the reaction of the American public when MacArthur was dismissed from the Army?

5. Who wanted MacArthur to run for President against Roosevelt in 1944 and how did MacArthur claim to feel about politics at that time?

6. At the beginning of the Korean War, what factors were against the American troops?

7. What was Operation Ketsu-Go?

8. What was the status of women in Japanese society when the Japanese surrendered and ended World War II?

9. What was public opinion of MacArthur like once he broke through the Japanese blockade in March, 1942?

10. How did American code-breakers contribute to the war effort in the Pacific?

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