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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 has knocked out Jahnke's fortifications at Exit 2?

2. The Red Cross in America collects a record amount of _________ on D-Day.

3. "Potato masher" is the troops' name for what?

4. What does UDT stand for?

5. What are Sherman tanks also know as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the "Sergeant York of World War II"?

3. How does "Rangers Lead the Way" become an official motto?

4. How does World War II dramatically change the lives of women on the home front?

5. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?

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

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

8. What is the "best ally" the Allies had lost by dawn of D-Day?

9. Why do the Rangers of the 116th A Company quickly lose their cockiness as they approach Omaha Beach?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Ambrose a fair narrator, giving his momentous subject the historical perspective and personal touch it calls for?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the divisions among lines of nationality, ethnicity, and faith among the Allied troops.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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