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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 effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?
(a) He became sure he would be killed.
(b) He became less fearful of dying.
(c) He became more fearful of dying.
(d) He became unconcerned about dying.

2. What did Dr. Drude teach his high school students in Hamburg about the Nazis?
(a) The Nazis were incorruptible.
(b) The Nazis were morally correct.
(c) The Nazis were unconquerable.
(d) The Nazis could be defeated.

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

4. What did Richard Leacock say was his worst memory of WWII?
(a) The army film about venereal disease.
(b) The loss of friends.
(c) The terrible food.
(d) The bombing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Joe Marcus, why are military men sympathetic to business?

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

5. What did Walter Rosenblum do during WWII?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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