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

2. Why was Guderian unable to press his attack into Dunkirk?
(a) The English had landed.
(b) There was a lack of fuel and supplies.
(c) Hitler ordered a halt of ground advances in this area.
(d) The French were well fortified in this area.

3. How many children did Guderian have?
(a) A son and a daughter.
(b) Two sons and a daughter.
(c) Two sons.
(d) Three daughters.

4. What achievement was Hitler astonished to discover when he visited the troops in Poland?
(a) The tanks were effective against enemy infantry.
(b) The Polish soldiers wanted to join the German army.
(c) The mobile infantry had suffered almost no losses.
(d) Tanks had destroyed whole Polish artillery positions.

5. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?
(a) September 1939.
(b) October 1938.
(c) March 1939.
(d) June 1938.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Germany annex the remainder of Czechoslovakia?

2. What was the first city that Guderian attacked in France?

3. Guderian suggested a plan for the Western campaign that had what characteristic?

4. What city did Guderian plan to capture in the first 6 days of the invasion of Russia?

5. What nation used tanks in WWI?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Guderian's military career change in 1921?

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

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

4. What was Guderian unsettled by during the interlude between campaigns?

5. When and by whom were tanks first introduced?

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

7. What did Guderian do while on inactive service?

8. What difficulties did Guderian face in the march on Austria?

9. What argument did Guderian have with the German high command about how to prevent the Russians from forming a defensive line?

10. Describe the basic components of a Panzer division.

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