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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. How many Jews were killed in the events described by Johannes Blaskowitz?

2. Where were the soldiers of the motorized column when they witnessed a massacre in 'If they get their revenge, we're in for a hard time"?

3. Who did the Lithuanians blame for the foreign occupation of their country?

4. What did the German government use as an excuse to escalate the hatred for the Jews?

5. Where did the battalion deploy described in the third document of "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some problems regarding the gas vans?

2. What does the Report marked "Secret Reich Business" contain?

3. What does the material start and end with, according to the "Foreword"?

4. What was the myth examined in "Quite happy to take part in shootings"?

5. What were Jews made to do during the executions at the Babi Yar ravine?

6. Why were the victims forced to strip naked before execution?

7. Who was the cycle unit that participated in mass killing of Jews supported by?

8. What was noted in a few instances of those who refused to participate in mass killings?

9. What did the statements given by police, government officials, members of the SS, and Einsatzgruppen all agree on?

10. What concern did the German government have regarding German soldiers during the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of voluntary verses involuntary participation in mass murders and the Holocaust.

Essay Topic 2

Argue for or against the concept of accidental witnessing when the killing takes several hours.

Essay Topic 3

Write a rebuttal to Mobius's argument that he was not to blame because the state was obviously correct.

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