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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 does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?

2. What did soldiers on troop ships understand about their destination, according to General William Buster?

3. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?

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

5. How does Dellie Hahne believe military wives were regarded?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Akira Miuri feel about Americans during the war?

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

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

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

6. What was the difference between the fate of Russian prisoners of war and American and British POWs?

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

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

9. How does Peggy Terry feel about war now?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Hibakisha - survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima - were discriminated against by their own people, as were their children. In your essay, give your opinion as to what causes this kind of reaction to those who have suffered. Support your opinion with material from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Officers often kept the troops in ignorance of their destinations, missions and purposes. Give your opinion as to why this was so, and the result of programmed ignorance on the troops and on the outcome of their efforts.

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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