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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owned the shoe store that was a major target during the night of broken glass in Wittlich?
(a) Reinhard Heydrich.
(b) Ernst von Rath.
(c) Paul Wolff.
(d) Anton Blum.

2. What crop did Alfons Heck's family produce in the farm near Wittlich?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Barley.
(d) Potatoes.

3. On what date did the Nazis invade the Soviet Union?
(a) December 7, 1941.
(b) December 18, 1940.
(c) June 22, 1941.
(d) October 6, 1939.

4. How many synagogues were there in Frankfurt that were destoryed during Kristallnacht?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

5. When did the Nazis invade Poland?
(a) October 1, 1938.
(b) September 3, 1939.
(c) November 9, 1938.
(d) September 1, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the number two man in the SS that helped carry out the savagery of the Kristallnacht?

2. How old was Alfons Heck when Hitler came to power in 1933?

3. What does "Sieg Heil" translate to in English?

4. How old did Hitler turn on his birthday in 1938?

5. Who was Alfons Heck's biggest rival while in pilot training?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Adolf Eichmann and what was his role in the Third Reich?

2. How did the Hitler Youth organization change in 1939?

3. How did Helen's family gain entrance into the United States? When did this occur?

4. When did the Nazis invade Russia? How did this attack play out?

5. What was the Hitler Youth? Why was it important?

6. Who was Adolf Hitler? How and when did he come to power?

7. What does Blitzkrieg mean and how does it apply to Germany's efforts in the war?

8. What led to Siegfried losing his job? What were his circumstances like after this?

9. What signaled the beginning of World War II? When and where did this attack occur?

10. Who was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and what role did he play in World War II?

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