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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 Hitler's sent to to answer the charge of failing to register with the military?

2. What did the German Workers' Party forbid?

3. Who did Hitler develop a close friendship with as a teenager?

4. Why does Ian Kershaw say Hitler accepted his new assignment?

5. What medal did Hitler receive twice during World War I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitler start reading after moving to Munich from Vienna according to Ian Kershaw?

2. Why did Hitler threaten to leave the German Workers' Party, and why did the leader of the Party ask for his return?

3. What happened to Hitler after the failed coup of 1924?

4. What was Hitler's assignment during the war, and how did he fare?

5. Why did Hitler attend a meeting and subsequently join the German Workers' Party according to Kershaw?

6. What did Hitler say that one's stand on the Jewish question should be based on, and what was Hitler's stand?

7. Why was Hitler successful in public speeches according to Kershaw in "The Beerhall Agitator"?

8. Who arrived in power that inspired Hitler to become the same kind of leader he was according to "The Drummer"?

9. What did the military provide Hitler, and how did he integrate?

10. What was Hitler asked to tone down during his work in Mayr's office and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Students should examine the impact of lack of friendship on Hitler and why he seemed more distraught over Foxl than fellow soldiers.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Mussolini and Hitler, discussing the similarities and differences in their leadership styles and the impact that each on their respective countries.

Essay Topic 3

Examine why countries require military service of its citizens, analyzing both its advantages and disadvantages for the government and citizens and how required military service impacted Hitler.

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