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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. How was Joseph Small released from the service?

2. What advantage does Alfred Duckett believe the war offered blacks?

3. What does Gloria Gleason say bothered people most about the war?

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

5. According to James Rowe, why should government rationing not have been employed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Tommy Corcoran, what was Joseph Kennedy's strategy for 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. Why was Eddie Slovik famous?

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

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

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

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

9. According to John Houseman, why was it important for the Office of War Information to broadcast defeats as well as victories?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"It was easy not to know," said one reporter. Participants on both sides of the conflict claimed ignorance of events, policies and plans. Cite examples of deliberate or programmed ignorance and discuss why such ignorance was possible or necessary.

Essay Topic 2

Several respondents in this book refer to conflicts within the U.S. that were brought forward and/or resolved during the war. In your essay, discuss those conflicts - how they came about and how they were affected by the war.

Essay Topic 3

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

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