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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?

3. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?

4. How many soldiers were killed when the ammunition dump at Port Chicago blew up?

5. Why didn't dehydrated foods sell well after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Eddie Slovik famous?

2. How did Lowell Steward say the war affected the status of blacks in the United States?

3. According to Yasuko Dower, what was different about American customs that she observed when the country was occupied by U.S. troops?

4. According to John Houseman, why was it important for the Office of War Information to broadcast defeats as well as victories?

5. According to Lowell Steward, what was the status of the black Tuskegee flying squadron?

6. What was the result of Joseph Small's mutiny trial?

7. What happened to the city children from London who were shipped to safer areas in the country during the war, according to John Baker?

8. How did Ray Wax feel about his participation in the war?

9. According to Colonel Gleed, how did the study made by the War Department in 1925 affect the black community?

10. What do Elsie Rossio and Georgia Gleason agree about when discussing the war?

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