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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. Throughout Chapter 6, the author describes enlisted men as being which of the following?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most contemporaneous war histories depicted military blunders?

3. According to the author, what belief is typical of younger soldiers and not of older soldiers?

4. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?

5. The presentation of the war by state and public media is best described as which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drinks were preferred by men from different nations in the war?

2. How and why did military and public authorities react to stereotyping of enemy forces?

3. What types of rumors are sometimes believed by both sides?

4. What are recognition errors, and how are they caused?

5. What sort of information is regularly denied to the common soldier?

6. What beliefs did American have about the Japanese going into the war, and how did those beliefs change?

7. What did Americans expect their participation in WWII to be like?

8. What qualities epitomized the American forces prior to their entry into WWII?

9. What types of hazing were most common?

10. Describe one stereotype that American troops believed about soldiers from an allied nation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rumors emerged and spread rapidly through the ranks of the enlisted men during World War II, and were apparently believed by many soldiers - sometimes by soldiers on both sides of the war.

1) Explain why rumors were likely to emerge in the conditions that soldiers lived in. What did rumors provide for the soldiers?

2) Discuss some of the types of rumors believed by the soldiers.

3) Speculate as to why fanciful and easily disprovable ideas were continued to be embraced.

Essay Topic 2

Drunkenness was rampant in the ranks of the enlisted men. The author states that heavy drinking usually began early in stateside training, and stopped (temporarily) only when alcohol was not available.

1) Explain why so many soldiers turned to drinking throughout the war.

2) Discuss the prevalence of drunkenness and alcoholism in the ranks of the enlisted men.

3) Describe some of the problems brought on by this tendency. What did the American public think about their soldiers and what health problems and other dangers did these soldiers face?

Essay Topic 3

For the first time during World War II, soldiers were treated as perfectly uniform and interchangeable parts. This treatment gradually crept into the minds of the men, further damaging their sense of self-worth.

1) Explain the concept of individuality and its importance and prevalence in a Democracy like America.

2) Discuss how and why soldiers were treated as being faceless and non-unique for the first time during World War II.

3) Describe the impact that this treatment had on American soldiers, and what problems it caused for them.

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