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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Shirers and Knickerbockers vacation in June 1936?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

2. Who did the German propaganda say threatened the Reich in August 1939?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

3. What did Hitler deny after presenting his plan to have Germany self-sufficient in raw materials?
(a) That it was a war plan.
(b) That it was for the good of the German people.
(c) That it was a peace plan.
(d) That he was building long highways.

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

5. Where was Shirer on September 12, 1938?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Madrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitler demand in a speech on September 12, 1938 according to Part I, pgs. 125-165?

2. What information did Shirer say was forbidden to broadcast in March 11-12, 1938?

3. What did William Shirer do during the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

4. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?

5. Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was announced at a press conference on March 16 and what did people wonder?

2. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

3. What did Shirer do on January 8, 1940?

4. What happened on December 10 and why was this significant?

5. What made the German people realize how close the war was?

6. What did the Czechoslovakian government claim in Part I, pgs. 125-165 and what did Shirer do?

7. What broadcast did Shirer do in May 1937?

8. What happened on September 30?

9. What happened on April 10, 1938?

10. Why couldn't Shirer work in Austria and what did Tess do?

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