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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tommy Bridges, how were GI rapists and murderers punished?
(a) They were hanged.
(b) They were turned over to the enemy.
(c) They were imprisoned.
(d) They were shot.

2. What did Joseph Levine say that Jewish children begged for after the war?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Entertainment.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Yasuko Kurachi Dower believe most Japanese civilians felt about the war?
(a) Resigned.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Confused.

9. Why didn't dehydrated foods sell well after the war?
(a) Fresh produce was more readily available.
(b) People were growing their own produce.
(c) Soldiers were tired of dehydrated products.
(d) Water was scarce.

10. According to Bill Mauldin, what did Russia waste after the war?
(a) Food and supplies.
(b) British support.
(c) The lives of their soldiers.
(d) American good will.

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

12. Why did American prisoners of war like to trade Red Cross packages with Indian prisoners of war?
(a) The Indians liked blood sausage.
(b) The Indians liked American jerky and cookies.
(c) The Indians did not smoke or eat meat, so traded those items.
(d) The Indians had fresh produce.

13. What was the OWI?
(a) Office of War Information.
(b) Official War Information.
(c) Obvious War Information.
(d) Outstanding War Information.

14. What did the French army do instead of censoring mail?
(a) Threw it away.
(b) Held it for six months.
(c) Held it for two weeks.
(d) Held it for thirty days.

15. What racism did Sheril Cunning experience growing up in California?
(a) Her family was anti-Semitic and anti-black.
(b) Her family were members of the Ku Klux Klan.
(c) Her family was anti-Japanese.
(d) Her family was persecuted for their ethnicity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why should John Houseman not have been allowed to broadcast on the Voice of America?

3. According to Henry Hatfield, how was a German spy who claimed to be from Brooklyn revealed?

4. Why was George Page able to buy beachfront property cheaply during the war?

5. What did American soldiers do on the streets of Japan that was considered bad manners?

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