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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ray Wax, which country produced the toughest soldiers?
(a) Japan.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

2. According to Tommy Bridges, how were GI rapists and murderers punished?
(a) They were shot.
(b) They were hanged.
(c) They were turned over to the enemy.
(d) They were imprisoned.

3. Why didn't Henry Hatfield want to broadcast the destruction done to German cities?
(a) He thought other stories were more compelling.
(b) He thought Germany was old news.
(c) He didn't think Americans wanted to gloat.
(d) He was heartsick at the ruins he observed.

4. According to Tommy Corcoran, how did Germany support their propaganda machine?
(a) Bayer's monopoly of the pharmaceutical business.
(b) Porsche's racing cars.
(c) Volkswagen's monopoly of the auto industry.
(d) Anheuser-Busch's control of the beer market.

5. What did Richard Leacock think was better about the army than Harvard?
(a) The army was more rigorous than Harvard.
(b) The army was more useful than Harvard.
(c) The army was more democratic than Harvard.
(d) The army was more educational than Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?

2. Why was Hans Goebler thankful that the Americans took their submarine prisoner?

3. How did thieves among army personnel fool the MPs?

4. After the war, how did the community in Long Beach change, according to Sheril Cunning?

5. What was a Victory Garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Eddie Slovik famous?

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

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

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

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