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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. Near what river was Alfons Heck raised?

2. How many men did Erwin Rommel lose to death, injury, or disappearance when they were defeated by the British in early 1942?

3. What was the code name given to the Russian invasion plan by the Nazis?

4. Whose aircraft did the Red Baron shoot down over 80 of, gaining him fame?

5. When did Hitler issue the "Night and Fog Degree"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Alfons Heck when he joined the Hitler Youth? How did he feel about the organization?

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

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

4. Who was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and what role did he play in World War II?

5. What did the fortune teller tell Helen? How did her premonition play out?

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

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

8. What was the Hitler Youth? Why was it important?

9. When did Germany attack Holland? How did this play out?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Hitler's rise to power in Germany. How did the outcome of World War I influence Hitler's rise? Why did the German people follow Hitler? When did he assume power of the country?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the backstory of Helen Waterford. Where was she born and raised? When and why did she move to Amsterdam? What was her life like there prior to Holland's defeat by the Nazis?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Angel of Death. Who was this individual? Why did he have this nickname? What were his roles in the Holocaust?

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