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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 does "Mein Kampf" translate to in English?

2. Who was Alfons Heck's first teacher in school?

3. What does the word "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?

4. What were the younger apprentices of the Jungvolk called?

5. What was Erwin Rommel popularly known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Nazis invade Russia? How did this attack play out?

2. What agreements did Germany have with Russia in the late-1930s?

3. What was the Flieger Hitlerjugend? How was Alfons involved with this organization?

4. What signaled the beginning of World War II? When and where did this attack occur?

5. Who was Ab Reusink and how did he help Helen and Siegfried?

6. Where did Helen Waterford grow up? Why did she go to the Netherlands?

7. What were Helen and Siegfried's lives like in Amsterdam during the time before the Nazis invaded?

8. What does Blitzkrieg mean and how does it apply to Germany's efforts in the war?

9. What were Alfons's perceptions of Auschwitz after the Jews in Wittlich were taken away?

10. How did World War I influence the breakout of World War II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led to France and England entering into World War II? When did these countries' militaries become actively engaged in fighting? What were their objectives in entering the war?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the German military tactics in the war. What does "Blitzkrieg" refer to and how was this employed by the Nazi military? What were the military's objectives? How did they go about meeting those objectives?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Adolf Eichmann. What was his role in the Nazi regime? How was he a key figure in the Holocaust? What happened to Adolf Eichmann after the war?

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