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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. When did the Jews of the Warsaw ghetoo revolt against the Nazis?

2. Where did Alfons Heck and his Hitler Youth boys take up residence in Remisch?

3. How many Jews were still alive at Theresienstadt when it was liberated?

4. Why was Alfons Heck sent to Spang?

5. What was the name of Alfons's dog that he took on a walk on Christmas Eve in 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Battle of the Bulge take place? Why was this battle important to the war?

2. Who was Albert Speer and what was his position in the Nazi regime?

3. Who was Colonel Count von Stauffenberg and why were his actions important?

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

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

6. How was Alfons treated by the Americans when they arrived in Wittlich?

7. Why was Alfons dispatched to Spang?

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

9. When and why did the Germans begin bombing the bridges over the Rhine?

10. What was Operation Overlord and when was it launched?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Kristallnacht? What events led up to this occasion? How many Jews were killed during Kristallnacht? How many Jewish buildings and businesses were destroyed?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the backstory of Alfons Heck. Where was he born? Who raised him? How did he become involved in the Hitler Youth?

Essay Topic 3

What happened to Helen and Siegfried after they were arrested by the Gestapo and sent east? Where did they arrive first? Where were they split up? What were the conditions of these camps?

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