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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 was Siegfried's mother buried?

2. What U.S President declared war on the Axis powers after the bombing at Pearl Harbor?

3. When did Holland surrended to the Nazis?

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

5. When did Great Britain declare war on Nazi Germany?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the events of Kristallnacht described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe and discuss Hitler's rise to power in Germany. How did the outcome of World War I influence Hitler's rise? Why did the German people follow Hitler? When did he assume power of the country?

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