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

2. What was stationed at Kiel and Hamburg?

3. What did Shirer say he had to have approved by the German censors before broadcast in May 1937?

4. Who was named head of the government after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I?

5. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the author spend a year doing at the start of the Berlin Diary, Part I, pgs. 4-44?

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

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

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

6. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

7. What broadcast did Shirer do in May 1937?

8. What happened on November 7 and 8?

9. Where did Shirer travel on February 12?

10. What happened to the Shirers at the beginning of Part I, pgs. 83-124?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shirer did not cover concentration camps in the Berlin Diary. Students should examine why he did not cover concentration camps and why other journalists did not reveal what was happening in the camps. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The fall of Paris was a crucial moment in the history of the Holocaust and World War II. Students should examine the fall of Paris and how some people believed that it was an act of treachery on the part of the French Army, as well as how it marked the end of the second phase of Hitler's plan. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

The Third Reich used propaganda to influence Germans and persuade them to support the reunification of Germany. Students should examine the use of propaganda and discuss how it was used to sway the populace in Nazi Germany. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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