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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 James Rowe, why should government rationing not have been employed?

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

3. According to Ray Wax, why did Americans feel good during WWII?

4. Why was Hans Goebler thankful that the Americans took their submarine prisoner?

5. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made Sheril Cunning sad about John Wayne war movies?

3. Why was Eddie Slovik famous?

4. What does Werner Burckhardt believe offers hope for the future of mankind?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Some respondents expressed a complete change in attitude and feelings once having met the enemy face to face. Using examples from the text, explain what happened to many of the participants when they became more familiar with those on the other side of the conflict.

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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