The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich True or False
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1.
According to Shirer, what was General Ludwig Beck's "fatal flaw"? -> Indecision
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2.
What caused the downfall of General Freiherr Werner von Fritsch? -> Defeat on the battlefield
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3.
Which German Army general does Shirer describe as being deeply "under the spell of Hitler," and as having "hitched his star" to the Nazi Fuehrer? -> General Ludwig Beck
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4.
Second only to Hitler, which German Army officer became the head of the High Command of the Armed Forces (the
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
, or OKW)? -> Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg
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False
5.
Which German Army officer does Shirer describe as "a man of astonishing gifts for a professional Army officer," with "a fine physique," "a striking handsomeness," and "a brilliant, inquisitive, splendidly balanced mind"? -> Count von Stauffenberg
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False
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