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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?
(a) Encourage him.
(b) Order him to hold his ground.
(c) Promote him.
(d) Replace him.

2. Who had the superiority of numbers in the fighting in the Ardennes that took place in Chapter 14?
(a) The French.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The local guerrilla force called the Army of the Ardennes.
(d) The British.

3. What was a traditional companion of war for the Russians that was prohibited during the invasion of Germany?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Warm meals.
(c) Sick leave.
(d) Weekends off.

4. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?
(a) Alsace.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Paris.
(d) Liege.

5. What was the primary Allied war aim as expressed by Foreign Minister Sazonov?
(a) To wipe out all Germans.
(b) To break the back of the German working class.
(c) To hamstring German trade.
(d) To destroy German imperialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What preparations had the Russians made specifically regarding their promise to help the French?

2. While Germany had the second largest fleet in the world, how many ships did it have total in the Mediterranean Sea?

3. How did the two-day Russian retreat from Tannenberg go?

4. How did general Joffre want to treat the Belgian army?

5. When the Germans began shooting civilians and burning towns and cities, what were they compared to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the commanders of the First and Second German armies, and how well did they work together in executing the Schlieffen Plan?

2. What inescapable truth was realized after the battles of Mons and Charleroi, and what country did it make important as a source of supplies?

3. Why was it said in the beginning of Chapter 10, regarding the German fleet of the Goeben and the Breslau, that “No other single exploit of the war cast so long a shadow upon the world as the voyage accomplished by their commander during the next seven days”?

4. What effect did the Germans’ harsh treatment of civilians and non-military personnel have on the two sides and the war in general?

5. What happened to the people of Andenne when they were accused of attacking the Germans, and how did the Germans use this information?

6. How did the German fleet of the Goeben and Breslau, sold to the Turks but still commanded by the German Admiral Souchon, provoke Germany's enemies and drag Turkey into the war?

7. On August 5 Emmich’s brigades attacked what place and how? How did the attack initially go?

8. Fed up with the German high command’s (called OHL throughout the book) unwillingness to give certain orders, how did Prince Rupprecht respond regarding his desire to attack the French?

9. After the Battle of the Frontiers, with the Allies in retreat, what part of the German line attacked through Belgium and France, and what farm implement is their attack compared to?

10. While everyone was watching the extreme German right wing, what other conflict was going on in Lorraine?

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