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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 is a dogfight?

2. What did Jean Wood say was the result of deprivation during the war?

3. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?

4. What percentage of the marines in the Guadalcanal campaign were under twenty-one years of age?

5. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Peggy Terry's health compromised by her efforts in the war?

3. What was the Japanese code of bushido, and what difference did it make to American fighting men?

4. According to Admiral Gene Larocque, what were the negative long-range effects of WWII within the United States?

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

6. How does Peggy Terry feel about war now?

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

8. What happened to the Allied prisoners of war in Germany after the war?

9. How does Sarah Killingsworth feel now about the war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The status of women during World War II changed dramatically in a variety of ways, according to the respondents in the text. In your essay, discuss the changes that took place, their causes and after-war effects.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the learning experiences that changed people's thinking as the war progressed, such as meeting people from other parts of your own country or other parts of the world. Is it your opinion that the long-term effects of the conflict were good or bad? Give reasons for your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

"It was easy not to know," said one reporter. Participants on both sides of the conflict claimed ignorance of events, policies and plans. Cite examples of deliberate or programmed ignorance and discuss why such ignorance was possible or necessary.

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