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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 father's profession?
(a) Military officer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Politician.

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

3. After World War I, the German army was limited to how many men?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) It had insufficient power to improve the panzer armies.
(b) It was militarilly unimportant.
(c) It was a political appointment.
(d) It was a "desk job."

5. What military units were crucial in breaking through the northern part of the Maginot Line?
(a) Motorized infantry.
(b) Sappers.
(c) Dive-bombers.
(d) Heavy tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Heinz Guderian born?

2. How were the Germans met in the Sudetenland?

3. Late in the first Winter of the campaign against Russia, trucks, and railroads were mostly replaced by what other mode of transportation for supplies?

4. What type of vehicle was the Panther?

5. What does Guderian thank Hitler for after the incorporation of the Sudetenmand into Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Schlieffen Plan for the invasion of France.

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

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

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

5. Why was Hitler affected by his visit to Linz?

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

7. What tactical considerations did Guderian insist on in the planning of the invasion of France?

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

9. How did Germany prepare to counter the T34 tank?

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

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