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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. Who was the head of the German Labor Front?

2. What occurred as a result of the Battle of the Bulge?

3. Hitler refused his commanders' pleas to fall back, and when they finally prevailed, what had happened?

4. Which of the following was not part of the sentence Alfons received from the French?

5. What did Leiwitz encourage Alfons not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Alfons meet Hitler and observe that he looked older and frail?

2. Who was Monika Mohn, and what did she say to Alfons?

3. What happened to Alfons when the French arrived to occupy Germany?

4. Describe the difference between how Alfons felt about Germany during the Hitler years,and how he felt about those same experiences many years later?

5. How did Alfons describe the sentence he received, and the work orders from the French?

6. How was Alfons finally discovered as a German officer?

7. What did Alfons share about his departing words with Leiwitz?

8. What did Hitler mean when he told the Hitler Youth leaders that the Hitler Youth was his "purest creation"?

9. How did the Americans discover that Alfons could speak English, and what was their reaction to this information?

10. Initially following the war, describe Alfons's feelings about the outcome of the war, his allegiance to Hitler, and the millions of people who were killed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Alfons continued training for the Luftwaffe, he assumed many responsibilities as a leader of hundreds of men and women, and he was expected to maintain strict discipline with his units. What must it have been like for Alfons to assume such a high level of responsibility at only 16 years old? Describe the differences between what was expected of a 16 year old in Germany during World War II, and what is generally expected of a 16 year old today in the United States.

Essay Topic 2

In Germany during the 1930s (before the War or concentration camps had begun), Hitler convinced the Germans that the Germanic-Nordic race was superior. What does "discrimination" mean? In Germany during the 1930s, which people were discriminated against? In what ways were they discriminated against? What did Hitler hope to achieve by discriminating against these people? Why did the German people willingly follow suit?

Essay Topic 3

Alfons described the children of 1930s Germany. They were influenced to follow Hitler from an early age. In what ways did Hitler take advantage of the children's impressionable minds? How did this early influence affect the children as they developed into young adults and then for some into post-war adults?

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