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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?
(a) Worshipful.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Mistrustful.

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

3. What was a victory girl?
(a) A girl who joined the Women's Army Corps.
(b) A military nurse.
(c) A girl who sang with Bob Hope.
(d) A girl who danced at the USO and wrote letters to soldiers.

4. Why did Ray Wax think soldiers in the regular army were inferior?
(a) Many tested low on IQ tests.
(b) Many were from poor educational backgrounds.
(c) Many had joined to avoid jail time.
(d) Many were from the South.

5. According to Alfred Duckett, what bothered black soldiers most?
(a) The treatment of their visiting wives and girlfriends.
(b) The lack of equal opportunities for combat.
(c) The mistreatment of new recruits.
(d) The lack of opportunities for advancement.

6. What effect did John Wayne war movies have on Japanese children living in California, according to Sheril Cunning?
(a) They were thrilled.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were proud.
(d) They were confused.

7. What did Walter Rosenblum do during WWII?
(a) He was a brigade commander.
(b) He was a flautist in the army band.
(c) He was a Voice of America reporter.
(d) He was a combat photographer.

8. What were newsmen in the OWI not allowed to do?
(a) Broadcast breaking stories.
(b) Broadcast commentary.
(c) Broadcast non-official news.
(d) Broadcast news.

9. What was Battle Fatigue called during World War I?
(a) Attention deficit disorder.
(b) Shell shock.
(c) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(d) Restless leg syndrome.

10. How did Galatea Berger remember soldiers smelled in Germany?
(a) Soldiers smelled unwashed and unpleasant.
(b) Soldiers smelled like gunpowder.
(c) Soldiers smelled like alcohol and tobacco.
(d) Soldiers smelled like cigarettes, gum, and chocolates.

11. What impressed Herman Kogan about the trainees in boot camp?
(a) Their patriotism.
(b) Their courage.
(c) Their selflessness.
(d) Their philosophy of war.

12. How many soldiers were killed when the ammunition dump at Port Chicago blew up?
(a) Three hundred and twenty.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Fifty-seven.

13. What kept Joseph Small from being injured when the barracks in Port Chicago was demolished?
(a) He was in a door jamb.
(b) He was under a bed.
(c) He was under a desk.
(d) He had a mattress on top of him.

14. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?
(a) Consumers were storing those items.
(b) Consumers believed there was no future to save for.
(c) Consumers had good jobs and couldn't get cars or gas.
(d) Consumers wanted to forget their troubles.

15. How was Joseph Small released from the service?
(a) He was given a dishonorable discharge.
(b) He was given a discharge under dishonorable conditions.
(c) He was given a discharge under honorable conditions.
(d) He was given an honorable discharge.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Joe Marcus, why are military men sympathetic to business?

2. After the war, how did the community in Long Beach change, according to Sheril Cunning?

3. What is a thirteen-week wonder?

4. What were the two big top secret projects?

5. Why was Walter Rosenblum welcomed in French farmhouses during the war?

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