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At the beginning of the book, Dodd meets and befriends President Willson. He then writes Wilson's biography.
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After getting in touch with Roosevelt's administration, Dodd gets his name leaked as Roosevelt is looking for someone new to be the American ambassador to Germany.
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Dodd becomes the ambassador for Germany. He then invites his adult children and wife to move to Germany for his new job opportunity.
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When the Dodds get to Germany, they meet many people such as George Gordon, general Messersmith, Bella Fromm, and Mildred Harnack.
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The Nazis launched a coordination campaign. Many are excited to persecute others for the situation of the Jewish population with the loss of jobs.
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The issues with the Nazis and the Jewish German population continue to worsen. Philip Zuckerman and his pregnant wife, American Jews, were beaten and taken to the hospital.
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The Dodd family moves out of the hotel they were in and into the lower three levels of a wealthy Jewish man's house. The price is reasonable, and the Dodds living there is an added layer of protection for the Jewish man and his mother.
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Dodd met with Hitler to discuss the abuse Americans were facing in Germany and why Germany was no longer in the league of nations. From there, Hitler reassured that everything was going to be okay.
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A new law prevents Jewish marriage. It prevents abortion unless the child is of mixed race but allows the euthanasia of the ill, old, mentally disabled, etc.
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The man who made chlorine gas for WWI had a Jewish background. Once all of his Jewish scientists were fired, he also left. He asked Dodd for immigration help, found a way out of Germany himself, and died six months after. One of his inventions was then converted to Zyklon b.
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In a country town, the three see a horrible parade of Nazis dragging a woman with a shaved head and parading her around beaten because she was to marry a Jewish man.
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Dodd Met with Neurath to combat the recent aggression and unfair acts towards Americans visiting Germany from the Nazi part.
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Germans vote for Reichstag Delegates.
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A party is thrown for Messersmith leaving as he is becoming the ambassador for Austria.
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American Jews begin throwing mock trial protests against Hitler Dodd is sent back to America to attempt to cool things down though America cannot control its citizens' speech.
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As things worsen, Dodd realizes both his home and the embassy have been bugged and are under surveillance.
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Goring has gone out arresting and shooting people who may be enemies of the state at free will.
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Vice-chancellor Papen tries to stop Hitler one last time by giving a speech about all the wrong that is happening and how the German people shouldn't just take it.
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Martial law got declared for Berlin, and many people were being shot and killed at will, many being innocent.
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Dodd goes back to America per Roosevelt's request and continues speaking on how action must be taken against Germany.