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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. In Chapter 17, where were some wealthy Berliners secretly making plans to flee?

2. In Chapter 22, where was Patton stationed?

3. When did Churchill become prime minister?

4. In Chapter 22, who commanded the Pacific Theater?

5. In Chapter 22, what did Russians want Patton to return to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what did Patton's army find and what was done with the things that they found?

2. How did Stalin learn about Roosevelt's death, and how did he react?

3. How did Helena Citronova survive Auschwitz?

4. How was Hitler's 56th birthday celebrated in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 13, how and why was Harry S. Truman chosen to be Roosevelt's vice president?

6. How did Patton manage to cross the Rhine, and by how much time did he beat Montgomery?

7. What happened to Hitler and Braun's bodies?

8. How did Donovan take the news that Roosevelt died?

9. What were Hitler's thoughts at the end of Chapter 14?

10. Where was Patton stationed in Chapter 22, and what was the place like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Germans were very inhumane to the Jews and others. What groups of people suffered at the hands of the Germans? How was the treatment they received inhumane? How did the way that the Germans viewed the Jews and others as less than human contribute to the way they treated the Jews and other people groups?

Essay Topic 2

Many American were murdered during the Malmedy Massacre. How were soldiers supposed to be treated who surrendered? Did the men at Malmedy surrender? According to the rules of war how should the prisoners have been treated? Why did the Germans not follow the typical rules of war?

Essay Topic 3

Patton was not given the resources he needed to fight the battle at Fort Driant. What did the battle reveal about politics and war? How did politics affect the outcome in the first battle?

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