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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. When did the Russian Army invade Poland?
(a) September 7, 1939.
(b) September 17, 1940.
(c) June 17, 1939.
(d) September 17, 1939.

2. Where did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Japan.

3. Who voted to join the Reich on January 14, 1935?
(a) The Saar.
(b) The Rhienland.
(c) Beyern.
(d) Hessen.

4. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?
(a) Take his own photographs.
(b) Hire other reporters.
(c) Stay at the back of the room.
(d) Hire a better voice.

5. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?
(a) Miklas.
(b) Johann Schobe.
(c) Heinz Fischer.
(d) Kurt Waldheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shirer say Hitler spoke of to foreign leaders when they visited?

2. Where did Shirer return on December 1, 1939?

3. Where did the Shirers and Knickerbockers vacation in June 1936?

4. What was Shirer's first assignment with his new employer in 1937?

5. What did Shirer quote to say that Hitler was preparing for war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on September 1, 1939?

2. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

3. What did the Shirers and Knickerbockers do in June?

4. What were Americans in Berlin advised of at the end of August?

5. What did war correspondents discuss in August in Berlin according to Part I, pgs. 165-206?

6. What broadcast did Shirer do in May 1937?

7. What happened when Shirer returned home to Geneva and what arrangement did Murrow make according to Part II, pgs. 248-289?

8. What did Hitler say in his speech on September 17 according to Part II, pgs. 207-248?

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

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

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