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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maurice Wilson think when he saw the Japanese war planes over Hawaii?

2. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?

3. Why does Jack Short think the GI bill might have been detrimental in the long run?

4. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?

5. How does General William Buster feel about the Vietnam War?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Admiral Gene Larocque, what were the negative long-range effects of WWII within the United States?

2. How did Dellie Hahne see women's role in the war effort?

3. What are some instances of Americans killing each other by accident, foolishness or carelessness?

4. How did the war affect college-aged men?

5. What is the difference between the attitudes of Admiral Gene Larocque and General William Buster?

6. How does Sarah Killingsworth feel now about the war?

7. How does Peggy Terry feel about war now?

8. What did Peter Ota say was different about Japanese-American culture before the war?

9. Why did E.B. Sledge believe American soldiers in the Pacific had lost all sense of decency?

10. How does Urusula Bender say the war was different for children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the learning experiences that changed people's thinking as the war progressed, such as meeting people from other parts of your own country or other parts of the world. Is it your opinion that the long-term effects of the conflict were good or bad? Give reasons for your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

In your essay, discuss the unifying elements that brought Germans and Americans, Japanese and Americans, and other groups together both during and after the war. What factors made these reconciliations possible?

Essay Topic 3

Officers often kept the troops in ignorance of their destinations, missions and purposes. Give your opinion as to why this was so, and the result of programmed ignorance on the troops and on the outcome of their efforts.

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