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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. According to Tommy Corcoran, how did Germany support their propaganda machine?

2. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?

3. What did Dr. Drude teach his high school students in Hamburg about the Nazis?

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

5. How did Yasuko Kurachi Dower believe most Japanese civilians felt about the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to John Kenneth Galbraith, what was ironic about the consumption of consumer goods during the war?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Jacques Raboud believe it will be difficult for his generation to erase hatred?

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

9. What does George Oremont say was required to make money during the war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The war looked very different to children than it did to adults. Discuss the differences, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The status of women during World War II changed dramatically in a variety of ways, according to the respondents in the text. In your essay, discuss the changes that took place, their causes and after-war effects.

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