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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. Who was the Nazi Minister of Propaganda?

2. Near what river was Alfons Heck raised?

3. Who was Siegfried's brother who lived in the United States as his family prepared to try to flee Holland?

4. What was the first country that Hitler overtook and incorporated into Germany?

5. When did Nazi troops march into Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Helen Waterford's family during the time of Kristallnacht?

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

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

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

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

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

8. When did Germany attack Holland? How did this play out?

9. How are the events of Kristallnacht described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Adolf Eichmann. What was his role in the Nazi regime? How was he a key figure in the Holocaust? What happened to Adolf Eichmann after the war?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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