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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. Why was George Page able to buy beachfront property cheaply during the war?

2. How was Joseph Small released from the service?

3. What was a shadow box?

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

5. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Is obedience a virtue, an immoral act, or both? Discuss examples of those who obeyed questionable orders, their reasons for doing so, and the results. Give your opinion about the importance, necessity or negative results of unquestioning obedience.

Essay Topic 3

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were perhaps the most dramatic and controversial events of the war. Do you believe Truman was right or wrong to order the bombs to destroy those cities? Cite experiences related by the people in this book to support your opinion.

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