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

2. What cities gave MacArthur parades after his return to the United States from the Pacific once Truman dismissed him?

3. When the South Koreans sustained heavy losses at Yalu, troops from which nation were identified as having helped the North Koreans in battle?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe the opinions of MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff about policy in Korea?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Operation Ketsu-Go?

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

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

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

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

7. What was A-Day?

8. What was the Japanese reaction when the MacArthurs left Tokyo on April 16, 1951?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss MacArthur's help in establishing the post war government in Japan. How did the Japanese feel about him? What did the United Nations protest about his actions in Japan? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Douglas MacArthur's childhood and education with that of his son, Arthur IV. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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