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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 did John Baker know if he heard an up-and-down howling siren as a child?

2. Who does Jacques Rabou believe could be persuaded to follow another Hitler?

3. What did the French army do instead of censoring mail?

4. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why was Eddie Slovik famous?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

The Hibakisha - survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima - were discriminated against by their own people, as were their children. In your essay, give your opinion as to what causes this kind of reaction to those who have suffered. Support your opinion with material from the text.

Essay Topic 3

In your essay, discuss the unifying elements that brought Germans and Americans, Japanese and Americans, and other groups together both during and after the war. What factors made these reconciliations possible?

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