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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 did Hitler take a holiday after Christmas 1924?

2. When was Hitler paroled?

3. What political tendencies did Josef Goebbels have?

4. How did Hitler try to emulate the new leader of Italy?

5. What happened when Chancellor Bruning tried to ban the SA and SS?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Adolf was little, what were his career aspirations?

2. How did Hitler try to split the Bavarian leadership?

3. What kind of sentence did Hitler serve after his trial in Munich and how did it meet his hopes?

4. What was Hitler's relationship with Hanfstaengl?

5. How was the nation totally brought under the grip of the Nazis in 1933?

6. What kinds of speeches did Hitler give early on in his rise to leadership of the Nazis?

7. Who were some of the early members of Hitler's Nazi Party?

8. Why did Hitler feel Goebbels needed to be brought under control in the late 1920s?

9. What kind of backing did Hitler get from powerful financial figures and how did it help his rise to power?

10. Why was HItler barred from public speaking after his trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the book, what parts of Europe were most vulnerable to Hitler's control and conquest? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Adolf's life with his roommate in Linz. What kind of success does one have other the other? How did this affect Adolf?

Essay Topic 3

Hitler took advantage of the problems in Germany to blame the Jews and help his rise to power. Explore why you think people were so desperate for a new leader. What kinds of government problems had filtered down to the average citizen?

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