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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chap. 7- On Inactive Service; Chap. 8- The Development of the Armed Forces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first nation that Guderian's forces invaded in the "Breakthrough to the Channel"?
(a) Luxemburg.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

2. When was Heinz Guderian born?
(a) 1095.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1865.

3. What city did Guderian plan to capture in the first 6 days of the invasion of Russia?
(a) Leningrad.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) Minsk.
(d) Kursk.

4. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?
(a) They had more firepower.
(b) They required less support.
(c) They were easier to hide.
(d) They could deliver firepower to specific targets.

5. The German Reichstag was equivalent to which of the following?
(a) A parliament.
(b) A stock exchange.
(c) A military academy.
(d) A court system.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Germany annex the remainder of Czechoslovakia?

2. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?

3. What date was the offensive against Brest-Litovsk initiated?

4. What Russian city did the German Army General Staff still hope that Guderian could take as late as November of 1941?

5. What was Germany's next target after Czeckoslovakia?

(see the answer key)

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