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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. In 1942, why did Hitler rage against Gen. Jodl?

2. Where did the November 1938 shooting take place?

3. When was Hitler's deadline to attack Poland in 1939?

4. After Traudl got married, where was her husband sent to?

5. Who was in charge of the British cabinet who wanted to work with Hitler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Italy joins the war?

2. Why did Hitler say Slavic peoples should also be killed, in addition to Jews?

3. What happened in Hamburg in 1943, and what kind of hopes for peace talks were there afterward?

4. Who creates problems for the death camps?

5. What happened at a meeting between Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg and Hitler in 1937?

6. Who was Theo Morell and how did help Hitler?

7. When and why did Hitler threaten an "annihilation" of the Jews?

8. What did Goebbels do to fall out of favor with Hitler, and how did he get back in his good graces?

9. What did Hitler do when he is anxious?

10. Why did Hitler formulate an attack on the Soviet Union in 1941?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hitler took advantage of the problems in Germany to blame the Jews and help his rise to power. Explore why you think people were so desperate for a new leader. What kinds of government problems had filtered down to the average citizen?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Hitler's strengths as a leader compared to the current leader of Germany at that time.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the meaning behind the "deportation to the East." Why is important for Hitler to get the Jews out of the country? And what does the way the Jews were killed say about the Nazi's ultimate plan for all Jews in the country?

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