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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6- The Campaign in Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Field Marshal Manstein advocated a strategy that would center on an invasion of Belgium and what other nation?
(a) Luxemburg.
(b) Denmark.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Switzerland.

2. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?
(a) They could deliver firepower to specific targets.
(b) They had more firepower.
(c) They required less support.
(d) They were easier to hide.

3. What did Guderian do when he reached Brest-Litovsk?
(a) He surrounded the city.
(b) He sent scouts into the city.
(c) He began an artillery bobmardment.
(d) He demanded Polish forces surrender.

4. Guderian's concept of the "panzer division" had what distinction?
(a) It was centered around tanks.
(b) It was an outdated concept.
(c) It included only tanks.
(d) It was impossible to actually put into practice.

5. What did General von Kleist order, causing Guderian to threaten to resign?
(a) Guderian must retreat.
(b) Guderian must use tanks only in a support role.
(c) Guderian must give up his command.
(d) Guderian must halt his advance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river was Brest-Litovsk located on?

2. When planning the crossing of the Dnieper river, what did Guderian believe to be the only way to prevent the Russians from establishing a new defensive line?

3. After the occupation of the Sudetenland, tension with which major nation grew?

4. How long did Germany expect the invasion of Russia to take?

5. Why was Hitler so affected by his arrival in a particular Austrian city?

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