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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 did George S. Messersmith hope would listen to him?

2. What did Messersmith know the new Ambassador had to have?

3. What was Gleichschaltung's translation?

4. Who did William E. Dodd meet with before going to Germany?

5. When did Frederic M. Sackett leave his post as U.S. Ambassador in Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was George S. Messersmith?

2. Who was Alfred Panofsky, and what was his intention in Chapter 10?

3. When Dodd traveled to Washington, D.C. what did FDR speak about in Chapter 4?

4. What were William and Martha like according to Chapter 3?

5. What did Germans call their campaign?

6. Why did Schachno appear at the American consulate?

7. What personal connections did Dodd have?

8. What would soon open in a nearby building?

9. Who was Sigrid Schultz, and what did Schultz and Martha disagree about according to Chapter 6?

10. Why was Dodd not a typical candidate for an ambassadorship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why people thought that the brutality in Germany under Hitler was being exaggerated.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two men presented in the book and discuss their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the conflict between the United States State Department and William Dodd.

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