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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. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?
(a) It meant they would have plenty of food.
(b) It meant they would receive reparations.
(c) It meant their homes were superior.
(d) It meant they would get rent payments.

2. What did British boys learn in the Know Your Enemy program?
(a) Fascist philosophy.
(b) Aircraft recognition.
(c) Weapon recognition.
(d) German language.

3. 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 did not smoke or eat meat, so traded those items.
(c) The Indians liked American jerky and cookies.
(d) The Indians had fresh produce.

4. What did American soldiers do on the streets of Japan that was considered bad manners?
(a) Drink alcohol.
(b) Chew gum.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Flirt with women.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did German teenagers in the Luftwaffe study for the flak brigade?

2. How does Olga Norwak characterize wartime romance?

3. What two ethnic groups does Charlie Miller believe have a "natural hatred" for each other?

4. Why didn't Henry Hatfield want to broadcast the destruction done to German cities?

5. How was Joseph Small released from the service?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Galatea Berger say the Third Reich was recorded in her school history classes?

3. What does Hans Gobeler believe is the greatest danger to the future of the world?

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

6. What was George Page's strategy for making money on rentals during the war?

7. Why did the FBI suspect the cartoonist, Milton Caniff?

8. Why does Jacques Raboud believe it will be difficult for his generation to erase hatred?

9. How does Bill Mauldin believe most infantrymen thought the war should be settled?

10. According to John Kenneth Galbraith, what was ironic about the consumption of consumer goods during the war?

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