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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 book did Hitler write in the early 1920s?
2. What did Stevenson want to use in breaking codes?
3. What did Stevenson specialize in at Oxford?
4. What was Stevenson's cover occupation?
5. What was the formal name given to the Baker Street Irregulars?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Heydrich try to accomplish by his party in New York City?
2. What did Donovan favor to help Britain out with its financial woes?
3. What did Stevenson notice about Germany during his inspections?
4. What was the problem with the sea lanes and what is done?
5. How did Stevenson and Donovan try to delay Hitler's invasion of Russia?
6. What did Stevenson write about concerning Germany and how does he have access to the German communication network?
7. Where did the King and Queen of England go and what did the King make clear?
8. What was taking place in Germany in the early 1920s and how does that influence Stevenson?
9. How was intelligence work in England and the United States developing during the time just before the outbreak of WWII?
10. What did Stevenson want of Roosevelt, and why was Roosevelt dragging his feet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Churchill realized there was no way to force Roosevelt's hand in entering the war. The declaration could only come from Congress. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think the writers of the Constitution made it so that Congress has to be the branch of government to declare war?
2. What do you think are a few justifiable reasons to declare war on another country? Do you think the United States was justified in declaring war on Germany? Why or why not.
3. Describe how, according to the book A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War, Roosevelt helps England as much as possible until the American people and Congress decide to enter the war on the side of the Allies.
Essay Topic 2
TRICYCLE delivered information of a planned Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, using the tactics the British had used at Taranto. J. Edgar Hoover did not find TRICYCLE to be credible and he was moved to Camp X. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one man (in this case, J. Edgar Hoover) should have the power to decide on his own to not take action that could result in grave consequences?
2. Hoover is often presently as an adversary in A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War. Thoroughly trace and analyze the information given about Hoover in A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War. Do you think the information is biased? Why or why not? How would you rate Hoover's professional performance based upon what you have learned in A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War. Use examples to back up your statements.
3. Compare/contrast J. Edgar Hoover to William Stevenson. How are they alike? How are they different? Compare their political views. How do they differ as regards the war in Europe? On what do they agree about the war in Europe? How do they compare on their views of the need for and use of intelligence gathering activities?
Essay Topic 3
Roosevelt wanted American action to guarantee the British supply lines but was limited by public opinion. American advisers were sent to Britain. The role of the American crew on the British plane was kept a secret for thirty-two years. Discuss the following:
1. In a democracy that is supposedly for and by the people, is it right to keep information from the public when it is no longer of any strategic significance? Discuss this idea fully.
2. Research and discuss the "Freedom of Information Act" and how it may have affected the release of information to the American public during WWII or shortly thereafter.
3. Do you think most governments keep too many secrets? Or not enough? Discuss in light of A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War and your own research.
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