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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. Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear is assigned to destroy three bridges on the ______ River.
2. What are the Freiwilligen?
3. What is the code name for the Allies' elaborate plan to fool the Germans about D-Day?
4. Rommel thinks the D-Day invasion would come when?
5. What river is a boundary between the German's Fifteenth and Seventh army divisions, providing an area of weakness for the Allies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plans do the Allies make to breach the Atlantic Wall?
2. How does the weather effect the start of the invasion?
3. Who is Pvt. Franz Gockel and what is his view the morning of the invasion?
4. What causes the panzer unit to arrive fourteen days late to Normandy?
5. How are the Allied troops entertained in the weeks leading up to the invasion?
6. What are the two problems the Allies face when planning to fight the Germans on the French coast?
7. What roles do Rommel and Eisenhower have in World War I?
8. What goes wrong with many of the paratroopers' jumps during the invasion?
9. What does Eisenhower say in the orders given out as troops head to the invasion site?
10. How does the French Resistance help the Allies as they prepare for D-Day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the backgrounds, careers, and leadership styles of Rommel and Eisenhower. How are their places in history both unique to the men and universal to the responsibility thrust upon them?
Essay Topic 2
The reporter Ernie Pyle said, "We did it with every advantage on the enemy's side and every disadvantage on ours." What are the advantages of the German Army? What are the disadvantages for the Allies? How does this make the victory more miraculous and the loss more devastating?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Operation Fortitude was an integral part of the success of D-Day.
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