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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. Where was author Kurt Vonnegut held as a prisoner of war during WWII?

2. Who was to take Hitler's place as the leader of the Reich after Hitler's death?

3. How many Bannfuhrers were there in Germany when Alfons was granted this title?

4. What was done with Adolf Hitler's body after his death?

5. How many German children were relocated to safer areas of the Reich under the KLV program?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Battle of the Bulge take place? Why was this battle important to the war?

2. When and why did the Germans begin bombing the bridges over the Rhine?

3. Who was Colonel Count von Stauffenberg and why were his actions important?

4. What led to the evacuation of German children to remote areas of Germany in 1943?

5. What did Helen do when she was liberated from Kratzau?

6. How did Helen manage to return to Amsterdam after the war?

7. Who led the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto? When did this take place?

8. What was Operation Overlord and when was it launched?

9. What was the Volkssturm? What were its strengths and weaknesses?

10. How is Helen's reunion with Doris described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the German military tactics in the war. What does "Blitzkrieg" refer to and how was this employed by the Nazi military? What were the military's objectives? How did they go about meeting those objectives?

Essay Topic 3

Where was Auschwitz located? What was the purpose of this camp complex? When was it erected and developed? How many Jews died at Auschwitz?

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