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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Last Post, pgs. 459-544.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of warfare was being fought in France in 1914?
(a) Nuclear warfare.
(b) Trench warfare.
(c) Naval warfare.
(d) Aerial warefare.

2. Who did President Truman appoint as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Halsey.
(c) MacArthur.
(d) Taft.

3. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?
(a) Japanese men.
(b) Japanese women.
(c) Japanese teenagers.
(d) Immigrants from the Philippines.

4. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) His wife Jean.

5. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife Louise.
(c) His state senator.
(d) His mother Pinky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following elements was not something encountered by American forces in the Pacific islands during World War II?

2. What title was MacArthur given on April 18, 1942?

3. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?

4. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?

5. Why did MacArthur fly to Seoul On August 15, 1948?

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