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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Dellie Hahne to begin to distrust her government?
(a) The ration system.
(b) The pressure to marry a soldier.
(c) The change in status of Russia from enemy to ally.
(d) The unkind treatment of war brides.

2. Why didn't Henry Hatfield want to broadcast the destruction done to German cities?
(a) He thought Germany was old news.
(b) He didn't think Americans wanted to gloat.
(c) He was heartsick at the ruins he observed.
(d) He thought other stories were more compelling.

3. According to Tommy Corcoran why did the Allies partner with Russia against the Axis?
(a) To prevent a Cold War.
(b) To prevent Hitler from overrunning Britain.
(c) To save France.
(d) Because Russians were superior fighters.

4. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?
(a) Italian Americans wanted to fight on Italian soil.
(b) Italian Americans were neutral about the war.
(c) Italian Americans were ashamed of Mussolini.
(d) Italian Americans were against Hitler and the Japanese, but not the Italians.

5. What did people in Paducah burn in a bonfire?
(a) Posters of Hitler.
(b) All their Japanese products.
(c) All their German products.
(d) Emperor Hirohito's effigy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were newsmen in the OWI not allowed to do?

2. Why did Londoners run toward parachuting soldiers?

3. What was Battle Fatigue called during World War I?

4. According to Tommy Corcoran, how did Germany support their propaganda machine?

5. According to Ray Wax, why did Americans feel good during WWII?

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