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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through High Rank and The Bombers and the Bombed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John Kenneth Galbraith say the bombing of Hamburg increased the German war effort?
(a) Destroying existing buildings made building materials available.
(b) The bombing increased anti-Allied sentiments.
(c) It destroyed the homes of the most affluent and capable.
(d) Destroying businesses made workers available for the war plants.

2. How does General William Buster feel about the Vietnam War?
(a) He thinks it was necessary.
(b) He thinks it was useless.
(c) He thinks it was unnecessary.
(d) He thinks it was heroic.

3. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?
(a) The right to work for federal agencies.
(b) The right to gather in meetings.
(c) The right to vote.
(d) The right to marry.

4. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?
(a) One hundred and eighty days.
(b) Four full years.
(c) Ninety days.
(d) Two years.

5. Where does Richard Prendergast say the biggest infantrymen are placed?
(a) In the tanks.
(b) In the rear with machine guns.
(c) Behind the rifles carrying mortars.
(d) On the front line carrying rifles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacked Mexican youth in Los Angeles during the Zoot Suit riots?

2. How does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?

3. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?

4. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?

5. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?

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