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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. How much do the bombs weigh that the B-17s drop?

2. Who is on the top of Churchill's list of "Worries of a Commander"?

3. What do the bomber pilots think is Hitler's "secret weapon"?

4. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?

5. What is the name for the German navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Black American soldiers treated during World War II?

2. How is the "Transportation Plan" viewed by experts after the war?

3. What effect does World War II have on the American economy?

4. What are the striking differences between Rommel and Eisenhower?

5. What are the plans for taking Omaha beach?

6. What does Eisenhower say in the orders given out as troops head to the invasion site?

7. Why is the Calvados coast of Normandy chosen as the landing site for the D-Day invasion?

8. What happens with the three bridges the Allies had predetermined to destroy in the opening phase of the invasion?

9. What is the role of the normally heralded fighter pilots?

10. While the Allies train obsessively, how are the Germans conducting training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the preparation for the invasion made by the Germans and the Allies. What explains the Germans' lackadaisical approach to preparing for the coming Allied invasion?

Essay Topic 2

Ernie Pyle wrote in 1944: "In this column I want to tell you what the opening of the second front entailed, so that you can know and appreciate and forever be humbly grateful to those both dead and alive who did it for you." Why is it important for the story of D-Day to be told to future generations? What aspect of the American character does this day embody?

Essay Topic 3

How does the image of a young soldier beside someone whose dead hand bobs, "Cornelia Otis Skinner's Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" capture the essence of what happened on D-day?

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