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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. How many boys did Alfons Heck take charge of with his promotion to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?

2. What hours did Helen work at the factory in Kratzau?

3. What does the word "aschtung" mean in English?

4. How many German children became orphans as a result of World War II?

5. The rank of Unterbannfuhrer is equal to what ranke in the U.S. army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Alfons's perceptions of the Holocaust immediately after the end of the war?

2. How were the Jews treated upon arriving at Auschwitz?

3. When was the crematoria at Auschwitz destroyed? Why?

4. What happened to women with children upon arriving at Auschwitz? Why?

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

6. When did the Allies break through the German West Wall? What did this signify?

7. Who was Rabbit and how did Alfons come to know him?

8. Who was Josef Mengele and what was his role in the Holocaust?

9. How is the Kratzau camp described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led to France and England entering into World War II? When did these countries' militaries become actively engaged in fighting? What were their objectives in entering the war?

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

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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