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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. What was Robert Murphy's mission in Algiers?
2. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?
3. What event on November 27 in Toulon represents "one of the greatest acts of self-immolation in military history," according to the author.
4. Against the wishes of his generals, the president of the United States canceled which plan in preference for a North African invasion?
5. What political arrangement with the French particularly caused a public outcry in both the U.S. and Britain?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the building the Allies referred to as the Kasbah?
2. Admiral Darlan did capitulate and surrender Algiers, but what order was he reluctant to make?
3. How did America support the Allied cause before formally joining the war?
4. Describe Brigadier General Ted Roosevelt.
5. In Admiral Esteva's response to Hooker Doolittle that "they had better hurry up, because the others will be here within forty-eight hours," who is represented by 'they' and who is represented by 'the others.' And who won the race?
6. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's personal motto?
7. What was the reasoning behind the American request that almost no British troops take part in the initial TORCH landings?
8. Allied ground troops were skeptical of the Allied air force's ability to discriminate between them and the Germans. What incident does the author use to illustrate this mistrust?
9. How did the coincidental presence of Admiral Darlan negatively effect the mission of Robert Murphy?
10. What domestic issues does the author suggest weighed on the President's mind in making the decision to move forward?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Allied mistakes that led to Fruhlingswind's success. Also discuss how this was an unanticipated success for the Axis.
Essay Topic 2
A major preoccupation of Eisenhower was politics. He was routinely criticized for spending more time concerned about political issues than commanding the front. What were his main areas of concern? And was this criticism accurate? Finally, how did forces conspire to form a solution to this at the Casablanca conference?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 1, the clandestine mission of Mark Clark is described. What was his purpose in this mission and how could have his capture impacted the Allies war effort?
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