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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. When was Shirer offered a position in Berlin?

2. Who did Shirer start to work for on October 1, 1937?

3. When did Hitler review his troops in Warsaw?

4. What did the Czech government reply to Hitler's demands?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on September 30?

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

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

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

5. Why did Shirer have to hire other reporters?

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

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

8. What pact was announced in November and what did it call for?

9. What happened to a large portion of the Polish population by the end of January?

10. Where did Shirer travel on February 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The  Hindenburg disaster occurred in May 1937. Students should discuss Shirer's coverage of the Hindenburg disaster, the impact of censorship on his report, and what theories developed after the destruction of the passenger airship. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Students should examine the use of transmitters by Shirer and compare the use of the transmitters prior to 1949 with the time he was given a transmitter by the Germans during the invasion of France. Students should discuss the reasoning behind the decision of the Germans and discuss the benefits and drawbacks to Shirer using the transmitter. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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