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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 does Robert Lekachman believe was his salvation in the war?

2. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?

3. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?

4. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?

5. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peggy Terry feel about war now?

2. What did the respondents feel about the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima?

3. How was Peggy Terry's health compromised by her efforts in the war?

4. What happened to the Allied prisoners of war in Germany after the war?

5. How did Bill Bailey run afoul of the law?

6. How were the American prisoners of war treated by the German guards?

7. According to Paul Pisicano, how was WWII different for Italian Americans?

8. How did Akira Miuri feel about Americans during the war?

9. What was the Japanese code of bushido, and what difference did it make to American fighting men?

10. What are some things that the young men in the war experienced for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some respondents reported being disillusioned as allies became enemies and enemies changed into allies. In your essay, discuss why these changes took place and why some of those on the ground were disillusioned by those shifts in policy.

Essay Topic 2

Some respondents reported that the attitudes with which they endured the conflict changed dramatically once the war was over and there was time to reflect upon events. Citing examples from the text, explain why you think time to consider made such a difference in opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Propaganda is implicated as overwhelming the morals and thinking of people on both sides of the war. In your essay, discuss the role of propaganda as delivered through music, movies and other media.

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