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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of the Austrian voters voted to join the Reich on April 10, 1938?
(a) 99%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 95%.

2. What did Hitler demand in a speech on September 12, 1938 according to Part I, pgs. 125-165?
(a) The right to build battleships.
(b) Self-determination for the Studentens.
(c) Half of Poland.
(d) The right to form an air army.

3. What was Shirer's daughter's name?
(a) Jodie.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Synthia.

4. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Prague.
(d) London.

5. Who did the German propaganda say threatened the Reich in August 1939?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

6. Where did Shirer say the Poles were still fighting after the surrender of their government?
(a) Plock.
(b) Kalisz.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Danzig.

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

8. Until when did Shirer say Hitler would continue the war?
(a) France apologized.
(b) Germany was given a seat at the society of nations.
(c) As long as France and England continued the war.
(d) Russia was defeated.

9. What did Shirer quote to say that Hitler was preparing for war?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Nazi Party journals.
(c) Mein Kampf.
(d) Hitler's speeches.

10. Why were the Shirers happy to leave Germany?
(a) Italy had warmer weather.
(b) Austria was a neutral country.
(c) Spain had better radio transmitters.
(d) France had better food.

11. When was Shirer in Paris according to Part I?
(a) January 1934.
(b) February 1934.
(c) February 1935.
(d) August 1934.

12. What did the Czech government reply to Hitler's demands?
(a) They would fight if invaded.
(b) They would grant the Nazi party Parliament representation.
(c) They would appoint a Nazi prime minister.
(d) They would give him what he wanted.

13. Who offered to mediate peace talks between Germany, France and England?
(a) Holland and Belgium.
(b) Japan.
(c) The United States.
(d) Spain.

14. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?
(a) Chamberlin.
(b) Murrow.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) Daladier.

15. Who did Shirer say was refused entry by the secret police?
(a) Daladier.
(b) Hans Kaltenborn.
(c) John Delerte.
(d) Kassy Herkel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Shirer in the start of Part I pg.165-206?

2. Where did the Nazis fight the Heimsehr?

3. Who did Murrow make arrangements with to procure radio transmitters in December 1939?

4. What was stationed at Kiel and Hamburg?

5. Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939?

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