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

2. What company worked hard to produce huge and unusual tank designs?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Mercedes-Benz.
(c) Krupp.
(d) I.G. Farben.

3. Why did Hitler feel it was reasonable to occupy the Sudetenland?
(a) The occupation would require little violence.
(b) There was a large German population there.
(c) The region was home to failed states.
(d) The current ruler was an internationally unloved dictator.

4. What does Guderian thank Hitler for after the incorporation of the Sudetenmand into Germany?
(a) For avoiding war.
(b) For expanding German territory.
(c) For giving him a promotion.
(d) For restoring German pride.

5. What was the Luftwaffe?
(a) The doctrine of penetrating attacks.
(b) German paratroopers.
(c) The term for German armored units.
(d) The German Air Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the state of strategic thinking about the use of tanks in the German high command as of 1938?

2. What rank did Guderian achieve in 1938?

3. When did the "Breakthrough to the Channel" begin?

4. What caused problems in the repair and maintenance of tanks in 1943?

5. What agreement did Germany reach with Russia shortly before the invasion of Poland?

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