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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. Why are there no prisoners?

2. Hitler rejects Jodl's and Speer's attempts at what?

3. Are Speer's efforts to improve living conditions successful?

4. To where does Himmler flee?

5. What does Hitler do as the crisis deepens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hitler do regarding the Todt Organization's building of defensive positions on the Dnieper? Why does he do this? How does this affect Germany?

2. What does Speer say about the danger of dictatorships?

3. What does Hitler say during his last radio address?

4. What takes place during an evening with Hitler?

5. How does Chapter 33 open, regarding Doenitz?

6. What is Operation Valkyrie? What is the result of this operation?

7. What does Hitler do when he ignores Speer's calls to cripple key Allied resources? How does he then calm Speer's fears of an armaments collapse?

8. How does Chapter 27 open?

9. How does the book end?

10. What happens when Speers warns Hitler that the end is near?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A massive bombing by the Allies occurs on November 12, 1944.

Part 1) Describe this bombing. How does it affect Germany? How is it foreshadowed in this book?

Part 2) What other tactics help the war swing in the Allies' favor? How are German military tactics partially responsible for the Allies' victories?

Part 3) How does this bombing represent the end for Germany?

Essay Topic 2

Speer sees the futility of war.

Part 1) How does he begin to see this? How does this affect his relationships with others? How does this affect his behavior?

Part 2) How does he try to warn and help Hitler? Why does Hitler not take him seriously?

Part 3) How might Hitler's Germany have ended up differently if he had listened to Speer?

Essay Topic 3

Speer attempts to keep Hitler and his henchmen from destroying the economy.

Part 1) How does he go about doing this? Is he successful? Why or why not?

Part 2) Could he have used better tactics? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How does the German economy play a role in Hitler's rise to power, rule, and ultimate downfall?

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