Pocket Guide to Northern Ireland

Create an image depicting a historical pocket guide for soldiers, featuring elements of Northern Ireland's landscapes, culture, and wartime propaganda, with a touch of vintage style.

Explore Northern Ireland: A Pocket Guide Quiz

Test your knowledge of the unique pocket guide created for US troops in Northern Ireland during WWII. Discover fascinating insights about cultural perceptions, political contexts, and social norms through this engaging quiz.

Can you answer the following?

Was this the only pocket guide of its kind?
Did it discuss the political situation in Northern Ireland?
What were the soldiers encouraged to talk about?

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by GuidingHistory101

This was the only pocket guide produced for US troops going to Allied countries

True

False

The other 18 pocket guides used caricatures or cartoons rather than photography to portray local people and landscapes

True

False

The guidebook was produced during a period of censorship and care was taken to omit facts and photographs that might be of benefit to the enemy

True

False

US troops were encouraged to talk about how much better America was than Northern Ireland

True

False

The guide doesn’t attempt to explain the political situation in Northern Ireland

True

False

Soldiers were encouraged to discuss religion and politics with locals

True

False

The guide states that Ireland’s (Eire’s) neutrality is a real danger to the Allied cause

True

False

Our scones were described as the best in the world

True

False

If at a dance, ‘cutting in’ was encouraged

True

False

Soldiers are strongly encouraged not to show off about their pay, especially as British soldiers were paid much less

True

False

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