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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 kept Herman Kogan from being afraid during the assaults on Sugarloaf Hill?

2. Why does Walter Rosenblum believe war photographers were privileged?

3. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?

4. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?

5. What effect did John Wayne war movies have on Japanese children living in California, according to Sheril Cunning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sheril Cunning say communal spirit was like during the war?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happened to the city children from London who were shipped to safer areas in the country during the war, according to John Baker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a variety of attitudes displayed toward those who were conquered after the war by the conquerors. Discuss the differences in the way conquered people were treated, citing examples from the accounts in the text, and give your opinion as to the results of those decisions.

Essay Topic 2

Those who volunteered to involve themselves in the war against the fascist dictator in Spain, Franco, were designated PAFs - premature anti-fascists - by the war department and designated as unfit for active duty. If fascism is evil, is it possible to fight it prematurely? What do the PAFs believe would have been the result for the world if Franco had been defeated? In your essay, give your opinion about the PAFs and support your opinion with data from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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