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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 the Nazis pass a law requiring all Aryan children to join the Hitler Youth?

2. How many American servicemen were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

3. When did Germany announce an end to fighting in Russia?

4. What was Jo Vis's profession?

5. Whose aircraft did the Red Baron shoot down over 80 of, gaining him fame?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When did England and France join into the war? Why?

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

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

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

8. What was the Luftwaffe? When was it formed? Who headed it?

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

10. When did Hitler first propose a "final solution" to the "Jewish problem"? What was his solution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the German people justify the Nazi concentration camps? Do you think they were aware of the genocide taking place in the camps? Why or why not? Give specific examples in your response.

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the backstory of Alfons Heck. Where was he born? Who raised him? How did he become involved in the Hitler Youth?

Essay Topic 3

What was Kristallnacht? What events led up to this occasion? How many Jews were killed during Kristallnacht? How many Jewish buildings and businesses were destroyed?

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