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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 two ethnic groups does Charlie Miller believe have a "natural hatred" for each other?

2. What kept Herman Kogan from being afraid during the assaults on Sugarloaf Hill?

3. What does Erich Luth say the German nation lacks?

4. What did Dr. Drude teach his high school students in Hamburg about the Nazis?

5. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gobeler think that sailors all over the world have in common?

2. What does Werner Burckhardt believe offers hope for the future of mankind?

3. What does Hans Gobeler believe is the greatest danger to the future of the world?

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

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

6. According to Tommy Corcoran, what was Joseph Kennedy's strategy for the war?

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

8. What do Elsie Rossio and Georgia Gleason agree about when discussing the war?

9. How did Galatea Berger say the Third Reich was recorded in her school history classes?

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

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

Many respondents in these accounts expressed the opinion that the ultimate results of the war were basically positive. List and discuss the positive results of the conflict, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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