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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. What type of vehicle was the Panther?
(a) A heavy tank.
(b) A light tank.
(c) An armored personnel carrier.
(d) A tank-destroyer.

2. How many Panzer divisions were formed by 1935?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

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

4. What was the diplomatic result of Germany's invasion of Poland?
(a) England and France promised to protect other European countries.
(b) The United States entered the war.
(c) Russia declared war on both Poland and Germany.
(d) England and France declared war on Germany.

5. What was the Luftwaffe?
(a) The doctrine of penetrating attacks.
(b) The German Air Force.
(c) German paratroopers.
(d) The term for German armored units.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Guderian's strategic goal in the invasion of Poland?

2. What year did Hitler come into power in Germany?

3. On September 12th, Polish forces near what location surrendered in large numbers?

4. The German Reichstag was equivalent to which of the following?

5. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Russian army do in Poland during Germany's invasion?

2. What happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia after Germany occupied the Sudetenland?

3. How did Germany prepare to counter the T34 tank?

4. What was Guderian's mission in the invasion of Poland.

5. What was the reaction in the Sudetenland when German motorized troops arrived?

6. How did Hitler gain diplomatic approval for the occupation of the Sudetenland?

7. Why was Hitler affected by his visit to Linz?

8. How did Guderian's military career change in 1921?

9. Describe some of the advantages of tanks over other military units and formations.

10. What happened in Linz during the German march on Austria?

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