1. For ILLINOIS, give the following information:
a) capital:
b) location and adjoining states:
c) the population:

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2. What was the purpose of the Ghost Army in WWII?

3. Describe the type of equipment the Ghost Army used to fool the Germans.

4. How dangerous was the Ghost Army’s mission?

5. Why does Ghost Army historian Rick Beyer, who wrote a book and directed a PBS documentary about the unit, think they saved thousands of lives?

6.The soldiers in this unit were ordered not to tell anyone about their mission. It was kept a secret for decades.
a) Do you think it should have been made public? Why or why not?
b) What is your reaction to the fact that the 1,100 soldiers and others involved kept it secret for so many years?