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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 331-369.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what nation did Mussolini triumph in May 1936?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Syria.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Ethiopia.

2. Where did Shirer want Tess and Eileen to go following Germany's move against the Benelux countries?
(a) To America.
(b) To Spain.
(c) To Switzerland.
(d) To France.

3. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?
(a) June 11, 1939.
(b) August 1, 1939.
(c) August 11, 1940.
(d) August 11, 1939.

4. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?
(a) The Franco-Russian pact.
(b) The Franco-Soviet pact.
(c) The Anglo-French pact.
(d) The Anglo-Polish pact.

5. When did the Dutch army surrender to the Germans?
(a) May 14, 1940.
(b) May 4, 1940.
(c) May 14, 1941.
(d) May 14, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Graf Spee sink?

2. Why did Shirer stay in Czechoslovakia after Hitler's demands?

3. What did Shirer say Germany could not survive?

4. What did most of the correspondents at the Taverne feel that the French could do in March 1936 according to Shirer?

5. What did Shirer notice about the Dutch and Belgium retreat?

(see the answer key)

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