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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 river was the bridge Kalach over?

2. How were supplies brought to the troops in Stalingrad?

3. What forces were ready to attack the Germans when Operation Citadel was formed?

4. Which ranking official had a bad relationship with Hitler?

5. What was the name of Manstein's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

2. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

3. What made it impossible for Manstein to properly attack Leningrad?

4. What was the town ok Kursk in Manstein's eyes?

5. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

6. What happened to make Manstein call Operation Bustard successful?

7. How did the Soviets cross the Don River during the winter?

8. What was debated in the summer of 1943?

9. What were Western forces poised to do in the summer of 1943?

10. Why did Manstein not join the conspirators against Hitler?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Manstein's final words in the book and what did they imply? How did these words sum up the entire theme of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Anger and the consequences of it was a huge theme presented in this book. Using the text, cite 3- 4 examples of how pepople acting out of anger altered the course of the war.

Essay Topic 3

The people in this narrative all had their own goals and motivations. Select 4 people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the people around them.

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