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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hitler's Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the main German commander on the eastern front?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Clausewitz.
(c) Ludendorff.
(d) Guderian.

2. During the British Civil Wars, what were the prospects for sweeping victories and conquests?
(a) They were limited.
(b) They were unlimited, given enough resources.
(c) The author could not comment on the prospects.
(d) They were unlimited, given enough time.

3. What historical general is cited as basing his conquests on popular support?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Belisarius.
(d) William of Normany.

4. A "pincer movement" involves what kind of strategic maneuver?
(a) Refusing one's own flank.
(b) Turning an enemy's flank.
(c) Widening one's own flank.
(d) Driving up an enemy's flank.

5. What was Napoleon able to accomplish that Hitler could not?
(a) Non-French people were happy to live under his rule.
(b) He ended his war peacefully.
(c) He conquered Russia.
(d) He matched England's naval dominance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was a factor in limiting the possibilities for strategy on the eastern front?

2. What was Germany's problem in Russia with regards to grand strategy?

3. Which of the following nations was NOT a major player in the war on the eastern front?

4. In what strategic realm did Hitler fail?

5. Germany's expansion forced what undesirable condition on it?

(see the answer key)

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