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

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

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

4. Why was Hitler so affected by his arrival in a particular Austrian city?
(a) It meant he had conquered Austria.
(b) He was struck by its beauty.
(c) He was awed by his own accomplishments.
(d) He remembered it from his childhood.

5. Why was Guderian removed from his command by von Kluge?
(a) He disobeyed a direct order from Hitler.
(b) He lost most of his tanks in a pitched battle.
(c) He ordered a withdrawal.
(d) He bungled an offensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What units was Guderian given command over for the attack on Brest-Litovsk?

2. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?

3. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?

4. At what Russian city did Germany suffer a serious setback in 1943?

5. How long did it take Guderian to reach the major strategic point of the Vistula River?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe some of the advantages of tanks over other military units and formations.

3. What diplomatic event immediately proceeded the invasion of Poland?

4. When and by whom were tanks first introduced?

5. Describe the plan advocated by Field Marshall Manstein for the invasion of France.

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

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

8. What happened in Linz during the German march on Austria?

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

10. Why did von Kluge threaten to court-martial Guderian and Hoth?

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