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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sudden Money and The Big Panjandrum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ray Wax, which country produced the toughest soldiers?
(a) Japan.
(b) Russia.
(c) The U.S.
(d) Germany.

2. Why did Anton Biler join the army?
(a) To get an education.
(b) To defeat the Nazis.
(c) To learn a trade.
(d) To defend his country.

3. What were the two big top secret projects?
(a) The D-Day Project and the V-J Day Project.
(b) The Manhattan Project and the Arctic Circle Project.
(c) The Antarctic Project and the Los Alamos Project.
(d) The China Project and the Brooklyn Project.

4. According to Lee Oremont, what effect did price controls during the war have on the economy?
(a) Price controls prevented a devastating inflation.
(b) Price controls nearly destroyed the economy.
(c) Price controls made producers dependent.
(d) Price controls made consumers over-confident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Pasadena react to the sight of wounded veterans?

2. Why does Robert Rasmus say he could remember people he knew for a short time many years ago?

3. Which college students were drafted earliest, according to Akira Miuri?

4. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?

5. What did Jean Wood say was the result of deprivation during the war?

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