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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. On what date did Hitler make the swastika an official part of the German flag?

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

3. What word in German refers to lower-class citizens, as used by the Nazis?

4. What was the name of the Nazi German air force?

5. How many men did Erwin Rommel lose to death, injury, or disappearance when they were defeated by the British in early 1942?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How was Heinrich Himmler involved in Kristallnacht?

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

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

9. What were Alfons's perceptions of Auschwitz after the Jews in Wittlich were taken away?

10. What was the Flieger Hitlerjugend? How was Alfons involved with this organization?

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 Helen Waterford. Where was she born and raised? When and why did she move to Amsterdam? What was her life like there prior to Holland's defeat by the Nazis?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Herman Goring and what was his position in the Nazi regime? What actions did Goring take during the Third Reich? What happened to Goring after the war?

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