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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 would Shirer be based with his new employer?

2. When did Tess Shirer return to Germany according to Part I, pgs. 83-124?

3. When did the Graf Spee sink?

4. Where did Hitler give his speech after the surrender of the Poles?

5. When did the rationing of food in Germany start?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did war correspondents discuss in August in Berlin according to Part I, pgs. 165-206?

2. What were Americans in Berlin advised of at the end of August?

3. What did Shirer say about going to Berlin?

4. What was announced at a press conference on March 16 and what did people wonder?

5. What did the Shirers and Knickerbockers do in June?

6. What did the Czechoslovakian government claim in Part I, pgs. 125-165 and what did Shirer do?

7. Why did Shirer have to hire other reporters?

8. What pact was announced in November and what did it call for?

9. What did Hitler say in his speech on September 17 according to Part II, pgs. 207-248?

10. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At midnight, Hitler announced the formation of a war cabinet and the war began the next morning with the invasion of Poland. Students should examine the role of the war cabinet formed by Hitler, as well as those in the war cabinet. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The book began with Hitler's rise to power as Hitler secured his position. Students should examine Hitler's rise to power, discussing his influences and why people believed in him as a leader. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Shirer did not cover concentration camps in the Berlin Diary. Students should examine why he did not cover concentration camps and why other journalists did not reveal what was happening in the camps. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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