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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 sport was Belle Block against her son playing?

2. How long had Japan been at war with China as of 1941?

3. Who signed Harlon Block's enlistment papers?

4. When did Mike's unit land on Bougainville?

5. Who went to Iwo Jima with James Bradley and his siblings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was General Kuribayashi determined to cause during the Iwo Jima battle?

2. What did the volcanic ash create according to "Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8"?

3. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?

4. What was the "day that will live in infamy," according to "Chapter Three: America's War"?

5. What did Mike try to do during training for Rene in 1944?

6. What did the bulldozers on Iwo Jima do, and what was Bradley ordered to do?

7. What was "Doc" remembered for?

8. What did Franklin do when he got word he was drafted?

9. What did the Battle of Tarawa foreshadow?

10. What were the Japanese trained to look for in American soldiers during firefights?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why the soldiers were used to promote the war and determine the reason as well as whether it was exploitative.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of the media in World War II and how the media led to false beliefs being perpetuated about the end of the war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence of religion on the young soldiers and their families in Flags of Our Fathers.

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