2. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?
(a) To make nitroglycerine.
(b) To make soap.
(c) To make salve.
(d) To make lotions.

3. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?
(a) He was relieved.
(b) He was thrilled.
(c) He was thankful.
(d) He was heartbroken.

4. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?
(a) The Russians were willing to sacrifice millions of troops.
(b) The Russian generals were better strategists.
(c) The Russians were better equipped.
(d) The Russians were better fighters.

5. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?
(a) He was from Seattle.
(b) He was against the war.
(c) He spoke English.
(d) He was kind.

6. Why does Jack Short think the GI bill might have been detrimental in the long run?
(a) People had false expectations for home ownership.
(b) People didn't get paid enough.
(c) People could get money without working for it.
(d) People developed false hopes for education.

7. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?
(a) There would be no time to sit and write.
(b) Diaries found by the enemy could give information.
(c) They were instructed to forget the tragedies they saw.
(d) Families should be protected from sad information.

8. What does Dellie Hahne say was the duty of young women during the war?
(a) To plant victory gardens.
(b) To recycle and conserve energy.
(c) To dance with soldiers at the USO.
(d) To sew bandages.

9. What changes does Admiral Larocque believe WWII caused in American national consciousness?
(a) Planning for war was forever to be avoided.
(b) Planning for war was unavoidable.
(c) Planning for war became permanently institutionalized.
(d) Planning for war was a religious act.

10. How did American soldiers kill Hawaiian civilians?
(a) Firing short-range weapons at Japanese airplanes.
(b) Confusing them with Japanese army personnel.
(c) Believing they were Japanese spies.
(d) Dropping bombs on Honolulu.

11. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?
(a) He thought it was unnecessary because they were winning anyway.
(b) He thought it was horrible because it killed innocent people.
(c) He thought it was a miracle because it was new technology.
(d) He thought it was great because it stopped the war.

12. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were fortunate then.
(b) They were better and more important then.
(c) They were foolish and frightened then.
(d) They were gullible and deceived then.

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

14. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."
(a) They didn't want to support MacArthur's excesses.
(b) They didn't believe in the war.
(c) They thought the war was over.
(d) They didn't think bonds were a good investment.

15. Why does Richard Prendergast say the pillboxes were of no use to the infantrymen?
(a) The soldiers had to keep marching past them.
(b) They faced the wrong way.
(c) They had all been blasted to pieces.
(d) They were hiding places for German infantrymen.