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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. Which of the following statements does not describe the opinions of MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff about policy in Korea?
(a) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff agreed.
(b) The Joint Chiefs wanted to keep the current policy.
(c) MacArthur wanted the U.S. position strengthened.
(d) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff disagreed.

2. Why did the government officials decide to remove MacArthur from command in Korea?
(a) He was losing the war.
(b) He ignored the President and asked China to surrender.
(c) He was needed more in Germany.
(d) He got shot and was physically disabled.

3. What did critics of MacArthur claim?
(a) That he was a drunkard.
(b) That he choose which orders he would obey.
(c) That he risked the lives of too many men.
(d) That he was too pompous.

4. What kind of government did MacArthur establish in Japan after the war?
(a) A democracy.
(b) A dictatorship.
(c) A theocracy.
(d) A republic.

5. Why did the Japanese think an invasion of their homeland was impossible?
(a) They had developed germ warfare to repel invaders.
(b) They believed they were sacred and divinely protected.
(c) They planted undersea bombs to repel invaders.
(d) They thought Japan was well fortified against invasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Japanese determined not to let MacArthur retake the Philippines?

2. When was the Korean armistice signed?

3. How many American and Filipino prisoners died in the Death March that began once the Japanese captured Corregidor?

4. How did MacArthur treat Manuel Roxas, a known Japanese collaborator, after liberating the Philippines from Japanese rule?

5. At the end of the Korean War, where was the line between North and South Korea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was A-Day?

2. Why did MacArthur want to launch an amphibious attack against the North Koreans at Inchon and what objections did his advisers have against that location?

3. What led to MacArthur's dismissal from the Army after fifty two years of service?

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

5. What problems did the US public and the US military have with maps of the Pacific during World War II?

6. What was Operation Ketsu-Go?

7. How did MacArthur deal with the issue of Filipinos who had collaborated with the Japanese?

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

9. How was the decision to dismiss MacArthur communicated to MacArthur?

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

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