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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. What did Goebler see for the first time when the Americans rescued the German submarine crew?
(a) People speaking English.
(b) Black men.
(c) Sophisticated equipment.
(d) Courtesy in war.

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

3. What did John Baker know if he heard an up-and-down howling siren as a child?
(a) A ground attack was imminent.
(b) An air attack was in progress.
(c) An air attack was over.
(d) A ground attack was over.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jacques Raboud say were the most likely to survive prison camps?

2. What was the OWI?

3. What racism did Sheril Cunning experience growing up in California?

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

5. According to Tommy Corcoran why did the Allies partner with Russia against the Axis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gobeler think that sailors all over the world have in common?

3. How were thieves in the army able to fool the MPs, according to Alvin Bridges?

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

5. According to Tommy Corcoran, what was Joseph Kennedy's strategy for the war?

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

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

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

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

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

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