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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What law did Roosevelt ask Congress to repeal after Germany's attack on Poland?
(a) The anti-British law.
(b) The friend of France law.
(c) The Germany law.
(d) The neutrality law.

2. What French prime minister resigned after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) Doumergue.
(b) De Gaulle.
(c) Daladier.
(d) Chamberlain.

3. What did the Russians do on December 1, 1939?
(a) Attacked Germany.
(b) Attacked China.
(c) Attacked Denmark.
(d) Invaded Finland.

4. Why did Shirer stay in Czechoslovakia after Hitler's demands?
(a) For the food.
(b) To see if there would be a war.
(c) To visit.
(d) To attend a Communist conference.

5. Who did Hitler meet with in September 1938 to talk about the Czech situation?
(a) Miklas.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) Churchill.

6. What did Shirer say Hitler spoke of to foreign leaders when they visited?
(a) Food supply.
(b) War.
(c) Germany's highways.
(d) Peace.

7. How long ago did Shirer say the last military action took place in Part II, pgs. 248-289?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 19 weeks.
(d) 4 months.

8. When did Shirer first see Hitler?
(a) September 14, 1934.
(b) September 9, 1934.
(c) August 19, 1934.
(d) September 14, 1935.

9. Where was Shirer on December 10, 1939?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

10. What information did Shirer say was forbidden to broadcast in March 11-12, 1938?
(a) The Nazis opened fire on a peaceful protest.
(b) The Nazis were in power in Austria.
(c) The Hindenburg burst into flames.
(d) Hitler opened the first concentration port.

11. What percentage of the Austrian voters voted to join the Reich on April 10, 1938?
(a) 50%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 99%.

12. Who does Shirer say came to him for help in going to England or America?
(a) Homosexuals.
(b) Women.
(c) Communists.
(d) Jews.

13. How did William Shirer go to America in June 1939?
(a) By zepplin.
(b) By train.
(c) By boat.
(d) By plane.

14. Where was Shirer in the start of Part I pg.165-206?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Prague.
(c) Paris.
(d) Geneva.

15. Who offered to mediate peace talks between Germany, France and England?
(a) Holland and Belgium.
(b) Spain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?

2. What did Czechoslovakia refuse to do after the British/Germany meeting in September 1938?

3. Where was the Royal Oak battleship when it was sunk by a German U-boat?

4. Who returned to Berlin in August 1939?

5. Over what nation did Mussolini triumph in May 1936?

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