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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. What did the Japanese soldiers on Rabaul prefer to do rather than surrender to the Americans?

2. Which Navy admiral did MacArthur admire?

3. When did MacArthur return to the Rock after having to flee it when the Japanese attacked in 1941?

4. According to the United States public polls after World War II, MacArthur was second in popularity to?

5. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the Japanese people still convinced that they were winning the war once MacArthur retook the Philippines?

2. What was A-Day?

3. What conflicts did MacArthur and Truman have as the Korean War progressed?

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

5. How was the everyday life of the Filipinos affected by the war and the Japanese occupation?

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

7. What was island hopping and why did MacArthur not engage in it?

8. How important did MacArthur consider airplanes and aerial assaults during the War in the Pacific?

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

10. How long were Jean and Arthur separated from General MacArthur during the battle to retake the Philippines, and what arrangements did Jean make for Arthur's education once she and her son returned to the islands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss MacArthur's marriage to Louise Brooks. What objections did General Pershing and Pinky MacArthur have to the union? What conflicts arose during the marriage? How did the marriage affect MacArthur's career? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss MacArthur's relationship with his Eurasian girlfriend and how it affected her life and his. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss The Orange Plans and MacArthur's assistance in the militarization of the Philippines in the late 1930's. How did these plans get him into disagreements and get him sent back to the U.S.? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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