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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. America declared war on Germany upon:

2. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?

3. Upon taking Oran what did the Allies immediately set to converting it to?

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

5. Although the Allies were aware of the numbers of Axis troops pouring into Tunis, they misjudged the situation in what way?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Even after the attack on Pearl Harbor, why did Roosevelt believe 'Germany First' was the proper strategy?

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

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

5. What was the reasoning behind the American request that almost no British troops take part in the initial TORCH landings?

6. An aspect of TORCH that affected each layer of command was a lack of information about how the coordinated effort was going. According to the author, how was Patton's approach to this ambiguity different?

7. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's personal motto?

8. What aspect of the RESERVIST plan concerned Winston Churchill and the Americans?

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

10. What particular naval skill in Hewitt know for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 2 describes the landings in Operation Torch. The decision to make frontal assaults on the three harbors of Oran, Algiers and Safi was British. Why did they choose this plan of attack and against what conventional wisdom? How did each of these assaults play out?

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

How were operations OCHSENKOPF and CAPRI an important turning point in the war? How did the quartermasters help determine this turning point?

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