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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. How did John Kenneth Galbraith say the bombing of Hamburg increased the German war effort?

2. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?

3. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

4. What does Paul Pisicano believe binds American suburbians?

5. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Urusula Bender say the war was different for children?

2. What are some instances of Americans killing each other by accident, foolishness or carelessness?

3. How did Robert Lekachman and E.B. Sledge feel about their efforts in the war?

4. What is the difference between the attitudes of Admiral Gene Larocque and General William Buster?

5. According to Paul Pisicano, how was WWII different for Italian Americans?

6. What did the respondents feel about the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima?

7. Why did John Ciardi feel that sports analogies confused soldiers?

8. What stereotypes developed in young people's thinking during the war?

9. Why were the troops not allowed to keep diaries of their experiences and what effect did that prohibition have?

10. How did John Kenneth Galbraith feel about Allied bombing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several respondents in this book refer to conflicts within the U.S. that were brought forward and/or resolved during the war. In your essay, discuss those conflicts - how they came about and how they were affected by the war.

Essay Topic 2

Some respondents expressed a complete change in attitude and feelings once having met the enemy face to face. Using examples from the text, explain what happened to many of the participants when they became more familiar with those on the other side of the conflict.

Essay Topic 3

Some respondents reported that the attitudes with which they endured the conflict changed dramatically once the war was over and there was time to reflect upon events. Citing examples from the text, explain why you think time to consider made such a difference in opinion.

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