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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 did Shirer spend Christmas in 1939?

2. Who voted to join the Reich on January 14, 1935?

3. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?

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

5. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

2. What did Shirer work on while Tess and Eileen were in America?

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

4. What broadcast did Shirer do in May 1937?

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

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

7. What happened on September 30?

8. What did Shirer note about the party rally on September 14?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the Versailles Treaty and discuss the ramifications of the treaty, such as limitations on the size of the Germany Army, changes in the economy, limitations on industrial work, and other effects. Students should also discuss how Hitler violated the Versailles Treaty by forming an army. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Shirer discussed the effects of the blockade several times in the Berlin Diary. Students should discuss the effects of the blockade, how the ration cards impacted the populace, and how some got around the rationing. Students may also compare the rationing in Germany with the food sources of a territory conquered by Germany and its allies. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

At midnight, Hitler announced the formation of a war cabinet and the war began the next morning with the invasion of Poland. Students should examine the role of the war cabinet formed by Hitler, as well as those in the war cabinet. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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