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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. Based on a supposed indifference to civil liberties, unfair suggestions in the newspapers painted Eisenhower as what?
2. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?
3. According to the author, North Africa is where the Axis forever lost:
4. According to Rear Admiral Bennett, the RESERVIST plan was:
5. What did General Erich von Wulisch tell General Nogues in his farewell call before escaping Fedala?
Short Essay Questions
1. On November 27th, the First Argyles were ambushed on Highway 7. What basic precautions did forsake that might have saved them from being surprised?
2. What considerations did Terry Allen cite in bypassing St. Cloud?
3. How did the coincidental presence of Admiral Darlan negatively effect the mission of Robert Murphy?
4. Admiral Darlan did capitulate and surrender Algiers, but what order was he reluctant to make?
5. What was the reasoning behind the American request that almost no British troops take part in the initial TORCH landings?
6. 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?
7. In the first tank battle of World War II between Germans and Americans, the commander, John Waters, used Captain Siglin's twelve tank force in what manner?
8. Who supposedly made the following statement? "Whoever has Medjez-el-Bab has the key to the door, and is the master of all Tunisia."
9. Even after the attack on Pearl Harbor, why did Roosevelt believe 'Germany First' was the proper strategy?
10. In addition to arranging a bridge head around Tunis, what did Kesselring order his lieutenants to plan?
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
Describe the strategic importance of Medjez-el-Bab, 'the key to Tunisia,' and it's episodes of trading hands during the War in North Africa.
Essay Topic 3
The first tank battle between Americans and Germans in World War II is considered a draw. Using this battle as a starting point, describe the types of tanks deployed by the Allies and the Axis and how these tanks matched up against one another. Is there a difference between who had the better technology and who had the greater numbers?
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