Strategy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Basil Liddell Hart
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Strategy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Basil Liddell Hart
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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 factor caused the Germans to retreat near the end of the First World War?

2. What two major elements of martial skill were combined successfully in Europe in the medieval era?

3. According to the indirect method, which of the following routes should be taken in order to engage the enemy?

4. What is true regarding decisive victories?

5. What characteristic of the English occupation of France during the Hundred Year's war argues for the results being indecisive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instigated the Byzantine war against the Vandals?

2. Describe the effect of the locomotive on the American Civil War.

3. Why are decisive results important in warfare?

4. Describe some of Belisarius's conquests.

5. Why were decisive results difficult to achieve during the British Civil Wars?

6. What is the relationship between grand strategy and long-lasting gains?

7. What was the overall state of military strategy in William of Normandy's time?

8. What were European nations like during the era of the Wars of Spanish Succession?

9. What is a "natural line of expectation"?

10. What was Marlborough's style of generalship and why was he not able to fully employ it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Hitler achieved military success, he was strategically unsuccessful in achieving large-scale lasting benefits for his country. Hitler needed to achieve peace, but failed to do so.

Part 1) What was the German grand strategy in World War II? What conditions would have been necessary for Germany to secure its military gains?

Part 2) How did Hitler attempt to satisfy these conditions? Explain any major elements that Hitler either misjudged or did not appropriately address.

Part 3) Ultimately, why was Hitler's grand strategy flawed? What major factors contributed to his failure to achieve large-scale decisive victory?

Essay Topic 2

William of Normandy exemplified the skilled military commander of the medieval era. His conquests changed the face of England forever.

Part 1) Explain the background of William of Normandy's invasion of England, including a discussion of his allies and their importance.

Part 2) Discuss one or more of William's most famous battles. How did these battles demonstrate the level of sophistication of strategies of the time?

Part 3) Did William achieve decisive or indecisive results? In either case, what strategic conditions contributed to these results? Explain the nature and importance of these results.

Essay Topic 3

The War of Spanish Succession is cited as a major setback in military strategy. This war was fought in disparate theaters by nations with no real interest in the territory under dispute and with only the vaguest of grand strategies. The small number of commanders who endorsed a more indirect approach were consistently hindered by the ignorance of their superiors, and the war devolved into a bloody and indecisive war of direct approaches.

Part 1) Explain the background and progress of this war. What was unusual about the places where and the ways in which this war was fought?

Part 2) In general, what method were employed in this war? What factors contributed to these strategies?

Part 3) What were the grand strategies and national objects of the major participants of this war? How did these goals affects the course of the war? Did any nation succeed in achieving decisive results?

Part 4) Which commander or commanders sought to employ indirect methods during this war? Why were they hindered in their attempts? What would have been some possible results if they had not been blocked in their efforts?

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