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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. In Chapter 13, how much money did the Chinese Communists want to purchase arms to battle China's Japanese occupiers?

2. In Chapter 22, what percent of American troops did Patton believe needed to remain in Europe?

3. In Chapter 21, on what day was Hitler marking his 56th birthday?

4. At the end of Chapter 16, when did Patton's Third Army cross the Rhine River?

5. In Chapter 15, how many women did Russian soldiers rape during the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stalin learn about Roosevelt's death, and how did he react?

2. Why were Patton and American soldiers frustrated when Montgomery took credit for the Allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge?

3. What experiments were performed by Dr. Josef Mengele?

4. What near-deaths did Patton experience in Chapter 22?

5. At the end of Chapter 23, what did Patton know about a top-secret policy instituted by General George Marshall?

6. In Chapter 13, in Roosevelt's inaugural speech, what lesson did he say had been learned and at what cost?

7. In Chapter 13, how and why was Harry S. Truman chosen to be Roosevelt's vice president?

8. At the end of Chapter 20, what happened when Patton's single-engine L-5 Sentinel was flying to Patton's headquarters?

9. How did Braun and Hitler die?

10. Why did many Auschwitz survivors find no shelter in their hometowns when they returned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patton was often motivated to do better in a campaign because he wanted to do better than a fellow officer. In what ways was competition a motivator for Patton?

Essay Topic 2

Eisenhower was often more concerned about making the popular, rather than the right decision. What were some times when Eisenhower made a popular decision, rather than the right decision? Why did Eisenhower tend to do what was popular rather than what was right?

Essay Topic 3

Patton was respected, but he was also hated. What did his nickname “Old Blood and Guts” (1) reveal about how people viewed Patton? Why was he respected and hated?

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