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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 did General von Kleist order, causing Guderian to threaten to resign?
(a) Guderian must retreat.
(b) Guderian must halt his advance.
(c) Guderian must use tanks only in a support role.
(d) Guderian must give up his command.

2. Why did Guderian accept the new post offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) The position opened more options for promotion.
(b) Honor and pride demanded he accept.
(c) The position gave him access to more resources.
(d) Hitler insisted he accept.

3. What was the diplomatic result of Germany's invasion of Poland?
(a) Russia declared war on both Poland and Germany.
(b) England and France promised to protect other European countries.
(c) The United States entered the war.
(d) England and France declared war on Germany.

4. When planning the crossing of the Dnieper river, what did Guderian believe to be the only way to prevent the Russians from establishing a new defensive line?
(a) Fast advances.
(b) Direct tank assaults.
(c) Bombardment.
(d) Air superiority.

5. In the end, what plan did Hitler adopt?
(a) The Guderian plan.
(b) The Manstein plan.
(c) The Schlieffen plan.
(d) His own plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Guderian have difficulty in gaining what he sought while on inactive service?

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

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

4. What was the first nation that Guderian's forces invaded in the "Breakthrough to the Channel"?

5. What happened to the Austrian army after the successful German march on that nation?

(see the answer key)

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