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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. When did William E. Dodd reach Germany?

2. When was George S. Messersmith given his position?

3. How old was Joseph Schachno at the start of the Introduction?

4. What law did Hitler's cabinet enact the day Dodd took office?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What became a new presence?

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

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

4. What did Germans call their campaign?

5. Who was George S. Messersmith?

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

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

8. What did Dodd discover about some party officials in Chapter 7?

9. Who was William E. Dodd, and why was he growing frustrated according to Chapter 1?

10. How did the American consulates feel?

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

Discuss the role of the Soviet Union during the 1930's and why Martha would need to keep a relationship with Boris discreet.

Essay Topic 3

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

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