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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?
(a) "Panel discussion."
(b) "Thank you very much."
(c) "It wasn't my fault."
(d) "Merry Christmas to you, too."

2. What advantage does Alfred Duckett believe the war offered blacks?
(a) Training.
(b) Insurance.
(c) A chance to prove themselves.
(d) Income.

3. What two ethnic groups does Charlie Miller believe have a "natural hatred" for each other?
(a) Russians and Americans.
(b) Germans and Japanese.
(c) Russians and Germans.
(d) Americans and Japanese.

4. 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 China Project and the Brooklyn Project.
(d) The Antarctic Project and the Los Alamos Project.

5. What was a shadow box?
(a) A place to make movies.
(b) A place to hide during strafing.
(c) A place to show movies.
(d) A place to take photos.

6. Why did Erich Luth refuse to fire his gun in the German army?
(a) He was opposed to war.
(b) He didn't want a decoration with a swastika on it.
(c) He was a terrible shot.
(d) He was afraid to fire.

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

8. What is the difference between an Anderson shelter and a Morrison shelter?
(a) The Anderson shelter held twice as many people as a Morrison shelter.
(b) The Anderson shelter was outdoors; the Morrison shelter was in the living room.
(c) The Anderson shelter was provisioned with food.
(d) The Morrison shelter was indoors; the Anderson shelter was outdoors.

9. What proportion of the inhabitants of Leningrad died when Hitler's forces laid siege to the city?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-fourth.

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

11. When did German teenagers in the Luftwaffe study for the flak brigade?
(a) From 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
(b) From 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
(c) From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(d) From 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

12. According to James Rowe, why should government rationing not have been employed?
(a) Market forces would have stabilized supply and demand.
(b) Shortages might not have occured.
(c) Shortages would have created less antagonism.
(d) People were willing to go without.

13. After the war, how did the community in Long Beach change, according to Sheril Cunning?
(a) People were tired of sacrifice and began to complain.
(b) People were proud to sacrifice.
(c) People pulled together to rebuild.
(d) People welcomed the returning soldiers.

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

15. How does Olga Norwak characterize wartime romance?
(a) It was riskier.
(b) It moved faster.
(c) It was suspended until after the war.
(d) It moved more slowly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Baker know if he heard an up-and-down howling siren as a child?

2. According to James Rowe, when do Democrats become Republicans?

3. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?

4. What is a thirteen-week wonder?

5. What does Erich Luth say the German nation lacks?

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