1. How were the Germans met in the Sudetenland?
(a) With flowers.
(b) With suspicion.
(c) As occupying foreigners.
(d) With token hostile resistance.

2. What was the code name for the German invasion of Russia?
(a) Barbarossa.
(b) Overlord.
(c) Sea lion.
(d) Downfall.

3. Guderian suggested a plan for the Western campaign that had what characteristic?
(a) Mobile fronts and supply lines.
(b) Penetration without regard to flanks.
(c) Attacks from multiple fronts.
(d) Close air and ground support.

4. What happened to the Austrian army after the successful German march on that nation?
(a) It was turned into a police force.
(b) It was reduced to a small fraction of its original size.
(c) It was disbanded.
(d) It was incorporated into the German army.

5. What military units were crucial in breaking through the northern part of the Maginot Line?
(a) Dive-bombers.
(b) Heavy tanks.
(c) Motorized infantry.
(d) Sappers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Late in the first Winter of the campaign against Russia, trucks, and railroads were mostly replaced by what other mode of transportation for supplies?

2. After World War I, the German army was limited to how many men?

3. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?

4. What was one difficulty that Guderian's forces encountered during the march into Austria?

5. Why did Guderian accept the new post offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?

(see the answer key)

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