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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 492 - 552.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Graf Spee sink?
(a) December 14, 1939.
(b) October 14, 1939.
(c) December 13, 1939.
(d) December 14, 1940.

2. When did Britain give its answer to Hitler's peace offering?
(a) July 22.
(b) July 24.
(c) July 29.
(d) July 30.

3. When did Shirer return to Berlin after visiting the western front in Europe?
(a) June 1, 1940.
(b) June 11, 1940.
(c) May 1, 1940.
(d) June 1, 1941.

4. Why didn't Shirer want Tess to leave through Paris?
(a) Germans would reach it before she did.
(b) There was no plan for Spain in Paris.
(c) It was too much of a trip for her and the child.
(d) Paris was full of fleeing civilians.

5. What concerned country was not included in the talks about the Czech situation?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Japan.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Czech government reply to Hitler's demands?

2. Where did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

3. How much of the German population supported Hitler breaking the treaty in March 1936?

4. What cities did journalists think Hitler would bomb at the end of May 1940?

5. What did Shirer say continued in Germany in Part II, pgs.248-289?

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