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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. What was the only thing that Hitler and his men understood, according to Messersmith?

2. What did Schachno do before going to the consulate?

3. What was Alfred Panofsky's occupation?

4. What sharply increased in Germany according to the leaders William E. Dodd met with before going to Germany?

5. What was Bella Fromm's position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was FDR not speaking out about the growing violence against the Jews?

2. Where was Joseph Schachno from, according to the Introduction?

3. What did Rabbi Wise tell Dodd to do in Chapter 5?

4. Who had been named German chancellor?

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

6. Why did Schachno appear at the American consulate?

7. How did the American consulates feel?

8. What did Messersmith want from a new Ambassador to Germany?

9. What personal connections did Dodd have?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role that leaders like Roosevelt had during the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime, as well as World War II.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the eugenics programs in Germany, and how these contributed to creating a pure race.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflict that William Dodd had with Hitler and the Nazi Party.

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