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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. By the end of 1938, what was the approximate membership of the Hitler Youth?

2. What was the name of Alfons Heck's twin brother?

3. How many synagogues were there in Frankfurt that were destoryed during Kristallnacht?

4. What agreement ended World War I?

5. What did Alfons Heck call his first Latin teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Alfons believe the years between 1942 and 1944 were the best of his life?

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

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

8. What was the SS? When was it formed? What were its objectives?

9. Where did Helen Waterford grow up? Why did she go to the Netherlands?

10. How are the events of Kristallnacht described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reactions and perceptions of the Jews as they faced more and more persecution in Germany and in Europe. Why do you think the Jewish people did not fight against this persecution? On what occasions did they fight back? What happened on this occasions?

Essay Topic 2

How did Alfons rise in the ranks among the Hitler Youth? How was he affected by the brainwashing of this organization? To what office did he rise and at what age? What were his responsibilities in this position?

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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