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

2. Where was Helen Waterford's father from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) Lithuania.
(d) France.

3. What were Nazi Storm Troopers called?
(a) Brownshirts.
(b) Redshirts.
(c) Blackshirts.
(d) Blueshirts.

4. When did World War I end?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1916.

5. What was the first country that Hitler overtook and incorporated into Germany?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the force of Nazi soldiers that Hitler sent to invade Poland?

2. Who was the Nazi Minister of Propaganda?

3. From where did the Heck family move to Germany?

4. Where did Heinz Ermann go to stay with his Uncle Herbert when persecution of Jews began to become more serious?

5. What was Erwin Rommel popularly known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did World War I influence the breakout of World War II?

2. Who was Ab Reusink and how did he help Helen and Siegfried?

3. How are the events of Kristallnacht described?

4. What were Alfons's experiences like at the Nuremberg Party Congress, Reichsparteitag?

5. How did Helen and Siegfried manage to delay being taken by the Nazis in Amsterdam?

6. How old was Alfons Heck when he joined the Hitler Youth? How did he feel about the organization?

7. What agreements did Germany have with Russia in the late-1930s?

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

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

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

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