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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. Rommel was rewarded the Field Marshal's Baton for:

2. Who wrote: "Would God I might die with my sword in hand / Ringed by dead foes all around."

3. What was the Service d'Ordre Legionnaire, whom Terry Allen came up against in the battle for St. Cloud?

4. Based on a supposed indifference to civil liberties, unfair suggestions in the newspapers painted Eisenhower as what?

5. According to the author, North Africa is where the Axis forever lost:

Short Essay Questions

1. Admiral Darlan did capitulate and surrender Algiers, but what order was he reluctant to make?

2. In planning for the war, what risky initial American strategy did the British succeed in overturning?

3. What personal knowledge made Mark Clark a dangerous leader for a covert mission behind enemy lines?

4. Describe the unusual mortar round fired by American troops landing at Arzew.

5. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's concept of Velvet?

6. In the aftermath of the German attack on Medjez-el-Bab, McGinnis is relieved from Duty. Why?

7. Describe 'the Boy Captain' Robert R. Moore.

8. Although Eisenhower professed "a violent hatred of the Axis and all that is stands for," the author doubts this. What does both Eisenhower and the American troops generally lack through much of the North Africa War?

9. Describe the American military cemetery at Carthage, Tunisia.

10. Describe Brigadier General Ted Roosevelt.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What Allied mistakes were made in their attempt to take Longstop hill in December 1942 and were any of these mistakes repeated? In what way did these errors affect the relationship between the 'cousins?' Finally, what consequence for the war as a whole did this battle have?

Essay Topic 3

In the prologue, the debate about which strategy to take in making war on Germany is described. In the end, the decision is made by Roosevelt to take the advice of the British and attack in North Africa. In what way was this a controversial decision for American planners? And in what way did this decision possibly save American planners from themselves? Finally, what misconceptions did Roosevelt maintain in this decision?

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