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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened on the bridges at 1000 hours on June 6th?

2. Why was the morale of Howard's men low after D-Day?

3. What did Georges Gondree dig up from his garden?

4. Who fired the Piat weapon?

5. When did the Allies secure Benouville?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the British forces go into defensive mode in Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety?

2. What did General Gale do after he arrived at 0900 hours?

3. What happened starting in 1984, according to Chapter 11, D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

4. What did von Luck want to do according to Chapter 6?

5. What happened to the Germans found not sleeping in tunnels?

6. What happened by 1800 hours according to Chapter 8, D-Day: 1200 to 2400 Hours?

7. What have movies depicted, according to Ambrose?

8. What happened to von Luck?

9. Why were Howard's platoons repositioned?

10. What happened between the Germans and Howard's troops, according to Ambrose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Code words and signals were used among the Allied forces to spread information about the status of the bridge. Examine the use of code words and signals and discuss how these benefited or did not benefit Allied advancement in the early hours of the Allied invasion.

Essay Topic 2

As of 1942, the Germans and Japanese seemed triumphant in most parts of the world. Discuss how the war was going for the Allies up until 1942 and analyze the shift in planning made by the Allies. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and compare the objectives of D-Day, including the glider operations, paratroopers, and the seaborne invasion. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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