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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Guderian's strategic goal in the invasion of Poland?
(a) To cross the River Brahe.
(b) To surround and capture Warsaw.
(c) To harass the Polish rear area.
(d) To cut the trans-national railway at three points.

2. Why did Guderian have difficulty in gaining what he sought while on inactive service?
(a) Von Kluge's influence in the General Staff.
(b) His lack of political connections.
(c) Hitler's totalitarian dictatorship.
(d) His lack of noble breeding.

3. Why was Guderian gratified to reach Kulm?
(a) It was his birthplace.
(b) It was his final strategic goal in the war.
(c) It held the supplies he needed to advance further.
(d) It meant the war with Poland was won.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch was Guderian called to serve in 1921?

2. How did the first waves of the 10th Panzer Division cross the Meuse River?

3. Why was Guderian removed from his command by von Kluge?

4. What command was Guderian given in the preparation for the invasion of Poland?

5. What French Channel port was attacked by Guderian first?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hitler forbid ground units to attack the routed English army at Dunkirk?

2. What happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia after Germany occupied the Sudetenland?

3. As of March 1942, how was Germany governed?

4. What factors made tank production and maintenance more difficult in 1942?

5. What was Guderian's military service before World War I?

6. In 1933, how did the various leaders of the German military feel about tanks?

7. Describe the basic components of a Panzer division.

8. What was the impact of the T34 tank on the German military?

9. Why did the German forces face difficulties during the first winter of the Russian campaign.

10. Why did Guderian believe France wanted to avoid real fighting?

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