An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Rick Atkinson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Rick Atkinson
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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. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?

2. While information on the attack was slow to come into headquarters, Eisenhower did not believe which report:

3. What was the first town to be captured by the Allies?

4. Where did the U.S. deception plans for TORCH suggest possible landing sites for the fleet?

5. Although the Allies were aware of the numbers of Axis troops pouring into Tunis, they misjudged the situation in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's concept of Velvet?

2. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's personal motto?

3. Even after the attack on Pearl Harbor, why did Roosevelt believe 'Germany First' was the proper strategy?

4. Describe the term Anglo-American.

5. What considerations did Terry Allen cite in bypassing St. Cloud?

6. In addition to arranging a bridge head around Tunis, what did Kesselring order his lieutenants to plan?

7. What locations did the Allies use as a rouse for the destination of Hewitt's fleet and Task force 34, and what deception plans did they use to that end?

8. What aspect of the RESERVIST plan concerned Winston Churchill and the Americans?

9. How did the coincidental presence of Admiral Darlan negatively effect the mission of Robert Murphy?

10. An aspect of TORCH that affected each layer of command was a lack of information about how the coordinated effort was going. According to the author, how was Patton's approach to this ambiguity different?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the causes of the Anglophobia and tension between the American-British Alliance that grew in the ranks of American and British troops over the course of the North African war.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did Axis command tamper with Rommels planned attack on Tebessa? Had the plan been executed according to Rommel's original scheme what would have been the possible consequences?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the strategic importance of Medjez-el-Bab, 'the key to Tunisia,' and it's episodes of trading hands during the War in North Africa.

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