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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. The scene at Easy Red is likened to what?

2. What is the approximate number of Allied casualties from D-Day?

3. What do the troops use to blow holes in the barbed wire?

4. What causes most of the casualties on Utah Beach?

5. The British Airborne Division was criticized for not pushing into ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Americans criticize the British for after the events of D-Day are analyzed?

2. How does Eisenhower describe his feelings to Walter Cronkite 20 years after the invasion?

3. What are the Allies' mistakes during D-Day?

4. How do the Canadian divisions fare on Juno Beach?

5. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?

6. What is the story of Jacqueline Thornton on Sword Beach?

7. How is the situation with the wounded on D-Day unique in military history?

8. What happens when a signalman mistakenly thinks the Vierville steeple is an observation point?

9. What else is happening with the Eisenhower family on June 6, 1944?

10. Who are the POWs that the 2nd Battalion, 16th Regiment see being lead toward them at first light?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the days before the battle on the German side versus all that was going on with the Allies. What are the German leaders doing in those early days of June 1944 versus the flurry of activities on the Allies' part?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Operation Fortitude was an integral part of the success of D-Day.

Essay Topic 3

The reporter Ernie Pyle said, "We did it with every advantage on the enemy's side and every disadvantage on ours." What are the advantages of the German Army? What are the disadvantages for the Allies? How does this make the victory more miraculous and the loss more devastating?

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