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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 nation used tanks in WWI?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

2. What was the model number of the new tank, believed to be superior to German tanks, that Russia put into combat for the first time during the fighting around Smolensk?
(a) B14.
(b) B60.
(c) T2.
(d) T34.

3. What difficulty did Guderian face in attempting to cross the Narev River?
(a) Minefields.
(b) Intense artillery shelling.
(c) A shortage of bridging equipment.
(d) Fierce Polish resistance.

4. What rank did Guderian achieve in 1938?
(a) Lieutenant General.
(b) Major General.
(c) Field Marshal.
(d) General.

5. Field Marshal Manstein advocated a strategy that would center on an invasion of Belgium and what other nation?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) Luxemburg.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. After World War I, the German army was limited to how many men?

2. Why was Guderian gratified to reach Kulm?

3. What conference led to the incorporation of the Sudetenland into Germany?

4. What company worked hard to produce huge and unusual tank designs?

5. What was Guderian's strategic goal in the invasion of Poland?

(see the answer key)

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