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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 Messersmith's opinion of Ernst Hanfstaengl?

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

3. What was Ernst Hanfstaengl's position in the Nazi Party according to Chapter 8?

4. Why did the house become a gathering place for the diplomatic community?

5. Where did Schachno go to after he was beaten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was happening since the German chancellor was named?

4. How did the American consulates feel?

5. What was the charge against Schachno?

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

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

8. Who was Edgar Mowrer and why was he deeply disappointed according to Chapter 9?

9. Who did Dodd invite to join them in Germany?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine whether Rudolph Diels was a man of integrity, and why he was helped when his safety was in jeopardy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that conflict and controversy had in the Nazi ranks from leaders to the Gestapo.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of the League of Nations in the early 1900's and the reasons Hitler gave for leaving the group.

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