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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 position did Lindbergh articulate as spokesman for the America First Committee?

2. Who was Graveyard John?

3. What was Lindbergh's relation with Pan Am?

4. What stance did Lindbergh take with his earlier support of the Nazis?

5. What was Schwarzkopf's background?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the controversy Lindbergh was embroiled in over the air mail.

2. What role did Lindbergh's wife play in Lindbergh's thinking in the buildup to World War II?

3. Describe Lindbergh's publicity tour.

4. Who was Graveyard John?

5. What did Lindbergh do during the war?

6. What did Lindbergh see in his visits to Germany?

7. What was Lindbergh employed at during the trial of Bruno Hauptmann?

8. What was Lindbergh's relationship with Dr. Carrel?

9. How did Lindbergh's opinion of Germany change the public's view of him?

10. What events undermined Lindbergh's political position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What experiences in early life explain Lindbergh's embrace of white supremacist ideas later in life? What aspects of white supremacy were attractive to him?

Essay Topic 2

Denenberg says that Lindbergh's journals may have been written after the fact--to what extent does Lindbergh's life seem to have been revised or elaborated after the fact, to change Lindbergh's image in the public's eyes? How was the experience different from the account?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of crowds and the media in Charles Lindbergh's life. How did the people's and the media's presence affect Lindbergh, and how did it influence his decisions and lifestyle?

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